Risk prediction models for maternal mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Pregnancy-related critical illness leads to death for 3-14% of affected women. Although identifying patients at risk could facilitate preventive strategies, guide therapy, and help in clinical research, no prior systematic review of this literature exploring the validity of risk prediction models for maternal mortality exists. Therefore, we have systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed risk prediction models for maternal mortality.

Methods

Search strategy: MEDLINE, EMBASE and Scopus, from inception to May 2017. Selection criteria: Trials or observational studies evaluating risk prediction models for maternal mortality. Data collection and analysis: Two reviewers independently assessed studies for eligibility and methodological quality, and extracted data on predicti

SUBMITTER: Aoyama K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6279047 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature