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Table 9 Maternal deaths by operative procedure

From: Postoperative outcome of caesarean sections and other major emergency obstetric surgery by clinical officers and medical officers in Malawi

Procedure

Number of deaths(n = 23)

Number undergoing procedure

Procedure-related case fatality rate (%)

C/Section only

11

1569

0.7

C/S + Subtotal hysterectomy

2

11

18.2

C/S + Total hysterectomy

2

7

28.6

C/S + Repair of uterine rupture

6

59

10.2

C/S + Tubal ligation

1

224

0.4

No information

1

-

-