Table 1

Outcomes of interest

Mortality and near misses
SMM diagnostic or procedural outcomesAcute myocardial infarction
Acute renal failure
Adult respiratory distress syndrome
Amniotic fluid embolism
Aneurysm
Cardiac arrest
DIC
Eclampsia
Heart failure
Puerperal cerebrovascular disorders
Pulmonary oedema
Sepsis
Severe anaesthesia complications
Shock
Sickle cell anaemia with crisis
Thrombotic embolism
Blood transfusion
Conversion of cardiac rhythm
Hysterectomy
Temporary tracheostomy
Ventilation
Additional morbidity outcomesPostpartum haemorrhage
Ectopic pregnancy
Placental abruption
Uterine atony
  • DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; SMM, severe maternal morbidity.