Fig 1.
Overview of the sepsis-related maternal deaths between 2010 and 2014 in Suriname.
Table 1.
Characteristics of the sepsis-related maternal deaths in Suriname 2010–2014.
Table 2.
Case description of direct maternal deaths between 2010 and 2014 in Suriname with sepsis as underlying cause.
Table 3.
Micro-organisms isolated from the cultures performed in the sepsis-related maternal deaths in Suriname.
Fig 2.
Number of sepsis-related maternal deaths showing different organ system dysfunctions (n = 27).
Table 4.
Substandard care analysis of sepsis-related maternal deaths in Suriname between 2010 and 2014.
Fig 3.
Clinical signs when sepsis was diagnosed in the sepsis-related maternal deaths in Suriname between 2010 and 2014 (n = 27).
Fig 4.
Overview of the time between admission, first signs of sepsis, first vital signs after admission, the initiation of antibiotic treatment and death per patient with sepsis as the underlying cause of death (n = 17).
Legend: initial signs of sepsis designated with a gray triangle, use of antibiotics designated with grey rhombus, death designated with a black cross, vital signs recorded after initial signs of sepsis designated with a grey circle.