Open AccessA Study of Obstetric Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Dr Sheila Kamalasan Pillai,
Dr.Nookala Souparnika Reddy,
Dr Usha Vishwanath
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ymer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0044-0477
DOI - 10.37896/ymer21.04/16
Subject(s) - intensivist , medicine , intensive care unit , intensive care , tertiary care , emergency medicine , pregnancy , neonatal intensive care unit , multidisciplinary approach , mortality rate , multidisciplinary team , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , nursing , surgery , social science , sociology , biology , genetics
Obstetric admissions to the intensive care units require special care and attention by a multidisciplinary team. Obstetric emergencies are a challenge to the intensivist as they have the potential for catastrophic complications. The aim of this study was to determine the admission indications, clinical characteristics and fetomaternal outcomes of obstetric patients admitted to intensive care units of a tertiary care hospital. According to our study, the most common diagnosis among obstetric patients who got admitted to intensive care units was hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy. The most common indications for ICU admission were major blood loss followed by the need for administration of antihypertensive infusions. Among the total admissions to the ICUs, 93.5% of patients recovered completely and the maternal mortality rate was 4.8%. The neonatal mortality rate was 3.7% of total live births. A multidisciplinary team including obstetricians, neonatologists, anaesthetists and intensivists to lynchpin the correct diagnosis and to ensure timely delivery improves not only maternal outcome but also foetal outcome