Abstract

CARRILLO FRANCO, Janeth  and  GARCIA BALAGUERA, César. EXTREME MATERNAL MORBIDITY BEHAVIOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF META, COLOMBIA, 2014. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.1, pp.15-25. ISSN 0121-7577.  https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2016.21.1.2.

Objective: To describe the behavior of extreme maternal morbidity in 2014 in the department of Meta, Colombia. Materials and Methods: A retrospective descriptive study with a quantitative approach with extreme morbidity reports of the department of Meta during 2014 was carried out. Results: A total of 353 cases of extreme maternal morbidity were reported during 2014 compared to 194 cases reported in 2013, with an average age of 25.2 years. A 99.43% of patients were hospitalized of which 38.24% were initially sent to higher level of complexity. The inclusion criteria were analyzed by specific disease being eclampsia the leading cause (22.38%), followed by hypovolemic shock. A 71.67% of pregnant women presented between one and two inclusion criteria for extreme maternal morbidity and the remaining 28% presented three or more inclusion criteria. Of the reported patients, a 13.59% had additional surgery (the most frequent was hysterectomy) followed by exploratory laparotomy. Grouped causes are primarily hypertensive disorders (55.24% of the cases), followed by bleeding complications (21.25% of the cases). Conclusions: Extreme maternal morbidity in Meta is a major cause of morbidity in women of childbearing age. It is necessary to continue strengthening its identification for timely handling, as well as strengthening the already existing strategies and programs in public health so that there is greater adherence to prenatal care. Hypertensive and hemorrhagic disorders were the first complications presented at the department, as it happens in the country and the world.

Keywords : Morbidity; maternal welfare; maternal mortality; pregnancy.

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