2014
DOI: 10.3126/njog.v8i2.9768
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Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity and Intensive Care in Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital

Abstract: Aims: Maternal morbidity occurs due to complications arising in pregnancy or within 42 days of delivery. Women with acute severe morbidity require admission in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study was done to explore the profile of those women requiring intensive care. Methods:A study was conducted at Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital in which records of patients admitted in Maternal Intensive Care Unit (MICU) were evaluated for demographics, disease responsible for critical illness, complications … Show more

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“…In a study by Yelikar et al the MNM cases were more with hypertensive disorders like eclampsia and preeclampsia. 9 Similar observation of hypertensive disorders are the leading causes for the maternal illness were found in Upadhyay et al and Huseyin et al 13,14 Where as in present study the percentage of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy are least which shows that better antenatal care at our hospital.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…In a study by Yelikar et al the MNM cases were more with hypertensive disorders like eclampsia and preeclampsia. 9 Similar observation of hypertensive disorders are the leading causes for the maternal illness were found in Upadhyay et al and Huseyin et al 13,14 Where as in present study the percentage of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy are least which shows that better antenatal care at our hospital.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Upadhyaya and Chaudhary, Moracs et al, and Huseyin et al, also reported the hypertensive disorder in pregnancy as leading cause of maternal illness. [13][14][15] Also, the Study by Souza JP et al, had incidence of severe preeclampsia in 36.3%, Eclampsia 9.7%, HELLP syndrome 5.6%. severe hemorrhage 10.5%, severe sepsis 6.4%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This gives the incidence of 1.14% of all deliveries during the study period, which was low compared to a study done in one of the largest maternity hospital of Nepal which showed an ICU admission rate of 2.3% of all deliveries 12 . The major indications for ICU admission were hypertensive disorder and obstetric haemorrhage 13 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 55%