CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller
DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2010
REGION: Africa
REFERENCE: Ojengbede OA, Morhason-Bello IO, Galadanci H, Meyer C, Nsima D, Camlin C, Butrick E, Miller S. Assessing the role of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment in reducing mortality from postpartum hemorrhage in Nigeria. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2011;71(1):66-72. doi: 10.1159/000316053. Epub 2010 Dec 15.
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality. The non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG), a first-aid lower-body pressure device, may decrease mortality.Mean measured blood loss decreased by 80% between phases. Women experienced 350 ml of median blood loss after study entry in the pre-intervention and 50 ml in the NASG phase (p < 0.0001). Mortality decreased from 18% pre-intervention to 6% in the NASG phase (RR = 0.31, 95% CI 0.15-0.64, p = 0.0007). In a multiple logistic regression model, the NASG was associated with reduced mortality (odds ratio 0.30; 95% CI 0.13-0.68, p = 0.004).
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