Organizational characteristics of hospitals
The distribution of hospital characteristics is shown in
Table 3, as well as their associations with PPH maternal
death. More than half of women who experienced PPH
were managed in regional hospitals, with a blood bank
available, skilled staff for transfusion, cardiopulmonary
maternal resuscitation and hysterectomy, and with
guidelines and continuous medical training available.
However, less than 50 % of women were treated in hospitals
with a physician specialized in anesthesia on staff
and with an adult intensive care unit available. More
than 80 % of women were treated in a maternity unit
with a gynecologist-obstetrician on staff.
In an univariate analysis, “gynecologist-obstetrician on
staff” was significantly associated with a decrease risk of
Organizational characteristics of hospitalsThe distribution of hospital characteristics is shown inTable 3, as well as their associations with PPH maternaldeath. More than half of women who experienced PPHwere managed in regional hospitals, with a blood bankavailable, skilled staff for transfusion, cardiopulmonarymaternal resuscitation and hysterectomy, and withguidelines and continuous medical training available.However, less than 50 % of women were treated in hospitalswith a physician specialized in anesthesia on staffand with an adult intensive care unit available. Morethan 80 % of women were treated in a maternity unitwith a gynecologist-obstetrician on staff.In an univariate analysis, “gynecologist-obstetrician onstaff” was significantly associated with a decrease risk of
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