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January 1, 2014Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical PharmacologyOpen Access

Prospective evaluation of maternal morbidity and mortality in post-cesarean section patients admitted to postanesthesia intensive care unit

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Why the study?

What are the indications for and outcomes of intensive care management in post-cesarean section patients?

Population

61 postoperative lower segment cesarean section females admitted consecutively to the postanesthesia…

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Authors

MHMinal HardeTopiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable HospitalSDSona DaveTopiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable HospitalSWS. S. WaghCancer Institute (WIA)

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Overview

Supports hypothesis of lower mortality than predicted in obstetric PACU admissions; prospective studies needed before changing risk models.

Structured PICO

What are the indications for and outcomes of intensive care management in post-cesarean section patients?

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Population
61 postoperative lower segment cesarean section (LSCS) females admitted consecutively to the postanesthesia intensive care unit (PACU) of a tertiary care teaching public hospital
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Intervention
Intensive care management in the postanesthesia intensive care unit (PACU)
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Outcome
Indications for transfer to PACU, maternal morbidity and mortality, and correlation of APACHE II score with mortalityhard clinical

Intensive care management for post-cesarean patients is primarily indicated for obstetric hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, and cardiovascular diseases, and is associated with lower-than-predicted mortality.

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Harde et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d1dcbfeb402ac612f307ahttps://doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.142844
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