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April 1, 1993Southern Medical Journal

Pregnant Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

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Population

38 women admitted to intensive care units during pregnancy or within 2 weeks postpartum, mean age 25 years…

Design

Case_series

Authors

TMThomas J. MonacoBaylor College of MedicineFSFred J. SpielmanUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillVKVern L. KatzUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Overview

High maternal mortality in ICU-admitted pregnant women supports multidisciplinary vigilance; case series data leave optimal strategies undetermined.

Structured PICO

P
Population
38 women admitted to intensive care units during pregnancy or within 2 weeks postpartum, mean age 25 years, 68% white, 32% primigravidas.
I
Intervention
Intensive care unit management
O
Outcome
Maternal mortalityhard clinical

In a case series of pregnant and postpartum women admitted to the ICU, maternal mortality was 18%, highlighting the need for a multidisciplinary team approach.

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Monaco et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70bf8a35aa2c282ce21085https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199304000-00008
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