Key result
Pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders (27.5%) and obstetric hemorrhage (13.5%) were the most common indications for ICU admission among obstetric patients.
Population
1019 pregnant/post-partum (up to 6 weeks) patients admitted to the ICU over a 5-year period
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 6 weeks post-partum
Authors
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Hypertensive disorders and hemorrhage predominate in obstetric ICU admissions; leaves open generalizability and practice implications beyond this cohort.
Cohort (n=1,019)
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Pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders and obstetric hemorrhage are the primary reasons for ICU admission among obstetric patients in this Iranian cohort.
Farzi et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Obstetric patients requiring ICU admission (n=1,019). Pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders (27.5%) and obstetric hemorrhage (13.5%) were the most common indications for ICU admission among obstetric patients.
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