Ngwenya Solwayo
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Head of Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Clinical Director Mpilo Central Hospital, Vera Road, Mzilikazi, Zimbabwe.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Royal Women's Clinic, Hillside, Zimbabwe.
Trop Doct. 2020 Jan;50(1):12-15. doi: 10.1177/0049475519884436. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
Sepsis remains a major cause of maternal deaths globally. It is one of the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in women of reproductive age. It is important that such a major contributor is studied in low-resource settings. The aims of this study were to document the percentage of maternal deaths from sepsis among the total number of maternal deaths in a low-resource setting and to determine factors associated with maternal mortality from sepsis at Mpilo Central Hospital. This was a retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out at Mpilo Central Hospital. Nearly one-third (29.3%) of maternal deaths were due to sepsis. The major factor associated with maternal mortality was post-abortal sepsis (41.7%).
脓毒症仍然是全球孕产妇死亡的主要原因。它是育龄妇女孕产妇发病和死亡的主要原因之一。在资源匮乏地区对这一主要因素进行研究很重要。本研究的目的是记录在资源匮乏地区孕产妇死亡总数中因脓毒症导致的孕产妇死亡百分比，并确定姆皮洛中心医院与脓毒症孕产妇死亡相关的因素。这是一项在姆皮洛中心医院开展的回顾性、描述性横断面研究。近三分之一（29.3%）的孕产妇死亡是由脓毒症导致的。与孕产妇死亡相关的主要因素是流产后脓毒症（41.7%）。
