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Table 2 Assessment of the presence of information on events after admission (N = 76)

From: Maternal death surveillance and response in Tanzania: comprehensiveness of narrative summaries and action points from maternal death reviews

Variable

Frequency

Percent

Date of admission

73

96.1

Main reason for admission

75

98.7

Summary of history, physical examination and investigations

70

92.1

Initial diagnosis at admission

67

88.2

Summary of case evolution

72

94.7

Sequence of events of abortion/delivery occurreda

62

95.4%

Indication of surgery writtena

44

95.7

Is there diagnosis made at complications

61

80.3

Treatments given

66

86.8

Time between diagnosis of complication and treatment

49

64.5

Complementary Investigation results presenta

36

47.4

Summary of case evolution (monitoring vital signs, input output, bleeding)

39

51.3

Date of death

73

96.1

Time between complications and death

62

81.6

Cause of death

67

88.2

Pregnancy outcome

67

84.2

bOther information (from community or other centres)

12

15.8

bHow does woman’s position in community affect process after admission

0

0

  1. aOnly for eligible cases
  2. bRemoved from analysis of comprehensiveness