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Table 2 Incidence and definition of each of the components of the primary outcome

From: Development and internal validation of the multivariable CIPHER (Collaborative Integrated Pregnancy High-dependency Estimate of Risk) clinical risk prediction model

 

Definition

Total (n = 769),

n (%)

Total women with primary outcome

 

127 (16.5%)

Maternal death

Death during or within 42 days of delivery

59 (7.7%)

Maternal Morbidity

Occurrence of one or more of the defined organ support measures below

97 (12.6%)

Organ support

 Respiratory

Need for CPAP, BiPAP, or invasive ventilation

73

 Cardiovascular

Need for use of inotropes or vasopressors

15

 Renal

Renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure

14

 Hepatic

Liver transplantation. Other management of hepatic failure include ventilatory and circulatory support, management of elevated intracranial pressure and renal failure, medical therapies for hepatitis B virus (lamivudine); anticoagulation for Budd–Chiari syndrome.

21

 Hematological

Massive transfusion of at least 5 units of blood products

60

 Neurological

GCS score of less than 10

35

 Uterine

Uncontrollable hemorrhage or infection leading to life-saving hysterectomy

16

  1. Abbreviations: BiPAP bilevel positive airway pressure, CPAP continuous positive airway pressure, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
  2. Maternal morbidities presented are not mutually exclusive and include those occurring in women who died. Morbidities have been grouped by organ system. All organ system outcomes required use of life-saving treatment for more than 7 days to meet outcome criteria with the exception of hematological and uterine support.