Association between ambulance prehospital time and maternal and perinatal outcomes in Sierra Leone: a countrywide study.
Marta CavigliaGiovanni PutotoAndrea ContiFrancesca TognonAmara JambaiMatthew Jusu VandyDaniel YoukeeRiccardo BusonSara PiniPaolo RosiIves HubloueFrancesco Della CorteLuca RagazzoniFrancesco Barone-AdesiPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
NEMS operational times for obstetric emergencies in Sierra Leone vary greatly and referral transports in rural areas struggle to reach essential surgery within 2 hours. Maternal and perinatal risk of death increased concurrently with operational times, even beyond the 2-hour target, therefore, any reduction of the time to reach the hospital, may translate into improved patient outcomes.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- birth weight
- minimally invasive
- cardiac arrest
- blood pressure
- primary care
- coronary artery bypass
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- skeletal muscle
- acute coronary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- body mass index
- atrial fibrillation
- gestational age
- weight gain
- trauma patients