The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname.
<h4>Background</h4>Sepsis was the main cause of maternal mortality in Suriname, a middle-income country. Objective of this study was to perform a qualitative analysis of the clinical and management aspects of sepsis-related maternal deaths with a focus on the 'golden hour' prin...
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| author | Lachmi R Kodan Kim J C Verschueren Humphrey H H Kanhai Jos J M van Roosmalen Kitty W M Bloemenkamp Marcus J Rijken |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Sepsis was the main cause of maternal mortality in Suriname, a middle-income country. Objective of this study was to perform a qualitative analysis of the clinical and management aspects of sepsis-related maternal deaths with a focus on the 'golden hour' principle of antibiotic therapy.<h4>Methods</h4>A nationwide reproductive age mortality survey was performed from 2010 to 2014 to identify and audit all maternal deaths in Suriname. All sepsis-related deaths were reviewed by a local expert committee to assess socio-demographic characteristics, clinical aspects and substandard care.<h4>Results</h4>Of all 65 maternal deaths in Suriname 29 (45%) were sepsis-related. These women were mostly of low socio-economic class (n = 23, 82%), of Maroon ethnicity (n = 14, 48%) and most deaths occurred postpartum (n = 21, 72%). Underlying causes were pneumonia (n = 14, 48%), wound infections (n = 3, 10%) and endometritis (n = 3, 10%). Bacterial growth was detected in 10 (50%) of the 20 available blood cultures. None of the women with sepsis as underlying cause of death received antibiotic treatment within the first hour, although most women fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of sepsis upon admission. In 27 (93%) of the 29 women from which sufficient information was available, substandard care factors were identified: delay in monitoring in 16 (59%) women, in diagnosis in 17 (63%) and in treatment in 21 (78%).<h4>Conclusion</h4>In Suriname, a middle-income country, maternal mortality could be reduced by improving early recognition and timely diagnosis of sepsis, vital signs monitoring and immediate antibiotic infusion (within the golden hour). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d77d3dc6b684b16a59cf9ada10d20f32025-08-20T02:54:54ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01137e020028110.1371/journal.pone.0200281The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname.Lachmi R KodanKim J C VerschuerenHumphrey H H KanhaiJos J M van RoosmalenKitty W M BloemenkampMarcus J Rijken<h4>Background</h4>Sepsis was the main cause of maternal mortality in Suriname, a middle-income country. Objective of this study was to perform a qualitative analysis of the clinical and management aspects of sepsis-related maternal deaths with a focus on the 'golden hour' principle of antibiotic therapy.<h4>Methods</h4>A nationwide reproductive age mortality survey was performed from 2010 to 2014 to identify and audit all maternal deaths in Suriname. All sepsis-related deaths were reviewed by a local expert committee to assess socio-demographic characteristics, clinical aspects and substandard care.<h4>Results</h4>Of all 65 maternal deaths in Suriname 29 (45%) were sepsis-related. These women were mostly of low socio-economic class (n = 23, 82%), of Maroon ethnicity (n = 14, 48%) and most deaths occurred postpartum (n = 21, 72%). Underlying causes were pneumonia (n = 14, 48%), wound infections (n = 3, 10%) and endometritis (n = 3, 10%). Bacterial growth was detected in 10 (50%) of the 20 available blood cultures. None of the women with sepsis as underlying cause of death received antibiotic treatment within the first hour, although most women fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of sepsis upon admission. In 27 (93%) of the 29 women from which sufficient information was available, substandard care factors were identified: delay in monitoring in 16 (59%) women, in diagnosis in 17 (63%) and in treatment in 21 (78%).<h4>Conclusion</h4>In Suriname, a middle-income country, maternal mortality could be reduced by improving early recognition and timely diagnosis of sepsis, vital signs monitoring and immediate antibiotic infusion (within the golden hour).https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0200281&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Lachmi R Kodan Kim J C Verschueren Humphrey H H Kanhai Jos J M van Roosmalen Kitty W M Bloemenkamp Marcus J Rijken The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname. PLoS ONE |
| title | The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname. |
| title_full | The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname. |
| title_fullStr | The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname. |
| title_short | The golden hour of sepsis: An in-depth analysis of sepsis-related maternal mortality in middle-income country Suriname. |
| title_sort | golden hour of sepsis an in depth analysis of sepsis related maternal mortality in middle income country suriname |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0200281&type=printable |
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