External validation of the Maternal Severity Index for predicting maternal death following potentially life-threatening complications during pregnancy and childbirth: a single-centre, prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To perform an external validation to assess the usefulness of the Maternal Severity Index (MSI) in predicting maternal death among women with potentially life-threatening complications during pregnancy or childbirth.

Design

Prospective observational study.

Setting

A tertiary referral centre in southeastern India.

Participants

1833 women with potentially life-threatening complications identified using the WHO criteria.

Predictor assessed

MSI calculated based on the severity markers of the WHO criteria for maternal near-miss.

Primary outcome

Maternal death.

Statistical analysis

Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis was performed to assess discriminative performance, and agreement between expected and observed deat

SUBMITTER: Keepanasseril A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806028 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature