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[Analysis on maternal deaths from pregnancy complicated with acute abdominal diseases in Shanghai during 1989-1998]
Objective:
To raise the vigilance for pregnancy complicated with acute abdominal diseases and to reduce the maternal mortality rate.
Methods:
A retrospective study was done.
Results:
(1) The maternal mortality of pregnancy complicated with acute abdominal diseases was 1.31/10(5) in the period of 1989-1993, which was significantly higher than that in the period of 1994-1998 (0.71/10(5)). (2) The main cause of maternal deaths was misdiagnosis and the rate of misdiagnosis was 72.7%. (3) Among the acute abdominal diseases, pregnancy complicated with pancreatitis ranked the first that accounted for 54.6%.
Conclusions:
For the purpose of reducing the mortality rate of pregnancy complicated with acute abdominal diseases, the correct diagnosis and proper treatment especially for those with acute pancreatitis are important.