Obstetric and gynaecological patients in an intensive care unit: a 1 year review.

Abstract:

:Management of the critically ill patient forms a significant proportion of obstetric and gynaecological (O & G) practice. There have however, been very few reports on the management of such patients in intensive care units (ICU). We review all O & G patients admitted to the surgical ICU at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa, and make recommendations regarding management of such patients. The medical records of all O & G patients admitted to the surgical ICU between the period January-December 1992 were analysed. Of all admissions to the ICU 13.6% (n = 122) were O & G patients. Eclampsia was the most common diagnosis accounting for 66% of all obstetric admissions. Of all eclamptics in the study period 24% were admitted to the ICU. The overall maternal mortality was 21%. O & G patients form a major workload of surgical ICUs and the majority of these patients are women with eclampsia. Management of such patients requires an understanding of the physiological changes of normal and abnormal pregnancies. Therefore, all large obstetrical units in developing countries should establish their own ICU in order that patient care, health personnel training and continuing health care education may be improved. :Management of critically ill patient forms a significant proportion of obstetric and gynecological (O&G) practice. There have, however, been very few reports on the management of such patients in intensive care units (ICUs). The authors review all O&G patients admitted to the surgical ICU at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa, and make recommendations regarding management of such patients. The medical records of all O&G patients admitted to the surgical ICU during January-December 1992 were analyzed. Of all admissions to the ICU, 13.6% (n = 122) were O&G patients. Eclampsia was the most common diagnosis, accounting for 66% of all obstetric admissions. Of all eclamptics during the study period, 24% were admitted to the ICU. The overall maternal mortality was 21%. O&G patients form a major workload of surgical ICUs, and the majority of these patients are women with eclampsia. Management of such patients requires an understanding of the physiological changes of normal and abnormal pregnancies. Therefore, all large obstetrical units in developing countries should establish their own ICUs so that patient care, health personnel training, and continuing health care education may be improved.

journal_name

Trop Doct

journal_title

Tropical doctor

authors

Platteau P,Engelhardt T,Moodley J,Muckart DJ

doi

10.1177/004947559702700406

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-10-01 00:00:00

pages

202-6

issue

4

eissn

0049-4755

issn

1758-1133

journal_volume

27

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