Obstetric disorders in the ICU

Ghada Bourjeily; Margaret Miller

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2008.10.004

Obstetric disorders in the ICU

Clin Chest Med. 2009 Mar;30(1):89-102, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.10.004.

Authors

Ghada Bourjeily¹, Margaret Miller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Women & Infants Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, USA. gbourjeily@wihri.org

PMID: 19186282
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.10.004

Abstract

Obstetric disorders account for 55% to 80% of admissions to the intensive care unit in the obstetric population. Medical conditions are emerging as the leading cause of maternal mortality, partly because of marked improvement in surgical and obstetric care in the developed world. The rise in maternal mortality related to medical conditions can be explained by multiple factors: improved medical care, women with chronic illnesses reaching childbearing years, older age at time of first pregnancy, improved reproductive technologies, and severe medical conditions exacerbated by the physiologic changes of pregnancy. This article reviews obstetric disorders leading to intensive care unit admissions.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units*
Maternal Mortality
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology
Pregnancy Complications / therapy*
Puerperal Disorders / diagnosis*
Puerperal Disorders / physiopathology
Puerperal Disorders / therapy*
Risk Assessment