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Characteristics And Outcomes Of Antepartum Pregnant Women In The Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Study
Hülya Tosun Söner1, Meral Erdal Erbatur2, Osman Uzundere1, Ali Kendal OĞUZ1, Cem Kıvılcım Kaçar11Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Health Sciences University Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital2Department Of Anesthesiology And Reanimation, Dicle University, Faculty Of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey, 21090
INTRODUCTION: This study aims to retrospectively evaluate obstetric cases admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to complications during the antepartum period.
METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted on 114 obstetric cases admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics during the antepartum period between 2015 and 2017. The cases were evaluated for age, comorbidities, reason for admission, gestational age, and length of stay in the intensive care unit.
RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 29.61 ± 6.71, and the mean gestational age was 26.69 ± 5.69. The average length of stay in the ICU was 1.56 ± 0.57 days. The most common reason for ICU admission was preeclampsia, with 26.31% (n=30) of patients admitted due to this condition. Abortus imminence was the second most common reason for admission (n=7, 10.3%). 81.57% of the patients had no comorbidities, and the most frequently observed comorbidity was anemia, at 8.77%.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: We found that the most common reasons for admission to the ICU during the antepartum period were preeclampsia, eclampsia, oligohydramnios, and anhydramnios, and that the most common comorbidity was anemia.
Manuscript Language: English