Key result
Pregnant patients admitted to the high-dependency unit with obstetric complications had significantly lower maternal mortality (OR 0.14) compared to those admitted with underlying medical disorders.
Why the study?
Does the cause of admission to a high-dependency unit (medical vs. obstetric complications) affect maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant patients?
Observational (n=346)
No
Does the cause of admission to a high-dependency unit (medical vs. obstetric complications) affect maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant patients?
Pregnant patients requiring HDU admission for underlying medical disorders experience significantly worse maternal and fetal outcomes compared to those admitted for obstetric complications.
Objective: to test the hypothesis whether the cause of admission to high-dependency unit (HDU) could negatively affect the maternal and fetal outcome or not.
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Masood et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Pregnancy requiring high-dependency unit admission (n=346). Obstetric complications vs. Medical complications was evaluated on Maternal mortality (OR 0.14, 95% CI 0.05-0.42, p=<0.001). Pregnant patients admitted to the high-dependency unit with obstetric complications had significantly lower maternal mortality (OR 0.14) compared to those admitted with underlying medical disorders.
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