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Critically ill obstetric patients admitted to the intensive care unit are predominantly postpartum and most commonly require admission for haemodynamic instability, respiratory complications, and neurological complications, necessitating high rates of mechanical ventilation and blood transfusion. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

June 1, 2008Critical Care and ResuscitationOpen Access

Critically ill obstetric patients in Australia: a retrospective audit of 8 years’ experience in a tertiary intensive care unit

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Population

56 critically ill obstetric patients admitted to a tertiary hospital ICU, transferred from other hospitals…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

median 45.75 hours (ICU stay)

Authors

SSShyamala SriramThe Royal Melbourne Hospital MRMegan RobertsonUniversity of Bath

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Implication

Informs resource planning for obstetric ICU complications; leaves open whether integrated services improve outcomes.

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Population

56 critically ill obstetric patients (pregnant or within 6-week postpartum period) admitted to a tertiary hospital ICU, transferred from other hospitals, mean age 31.8 years.

Outcome

Primary diagnoses, clinical indications for ICU admission, ICU interventions, and maternal and fetal outcomes

Critically ill obstetric patients admitted to the ICU most commonly present with haemodynamic instability, respiratory, or neurological complications, highlighting the need for integrated maternity and intensive care services.

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Sriram et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d1dcbfeb402ac612f3081 https://doi.org/10.1016/s1441-2772(23)01324-8

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Critically ill obstetric patients in Australia: a retrospective audit of 8 years’ experience in a tertiary intensive care unit

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Critically ill obstetric patients in Australia: a retrospective audit of 8 years’ experience in a tertiary intensive care unit

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