Open AccessObstetric admissions to tertiary level intensive care unit – Prevalence, clinical characteristics and outcomes
Author(s) -
Chris Maria Joseph,
Gaurav Bhatia,
Valsamma Abraham,
Tapasya Dhar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_537_18
Subject(s) - medicine , hellp syndrome , eclampsia , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , mortality rate , pregnancy , obstetrics , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , genetics , biology
Obstetric admissions to the intensive care unit (ICU) are a subject of increasing interest, as it is an indirect indicator of maternal morbidity and mortality. The studies from areas reported to have a higher maternal mortality rate are lacking. Thus, we undertook this study to determine the prevalence pattern, clinical characteristics and outcome of obstetric patients admitted to the ICU of a tertiary care hospital.