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Embolism accounts for 14.9% of maternal deaths in developed nations and 9.3% of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States.
Embolism is a significant cause of maternal mortality in developed nations, accounting for up to 14.9% of maternal deaths.
Embolism warrants vigilance in peripartum care; leaves open optimal prevention strategies for prospective study.
(Abstracted from Anesth Analg, 123(4):942–949, 2016) According to the World Health Organization, 14.9% of maternal deaths in developed nations such as those of Europe and North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan are thought to involve embolism. In the United States alone, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006–2010), approximately 9.3% of pregnancy-related deaths are a result of thrombotic pulmonary embolism.
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D’Alton et al. (2017) conducted a review in Maternal deaths. Embolism was evaluated on Proportion of maternal deaths involving embolism. Embolism accounts for 14.9% of maternal deaths in developed nations and 9.3% of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States.
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