MATERIAL AND METHODS
This was a prospective observational hospital-based study which was
conducted in 10 Bedded Intensive care unit at Deen Dayal Upadhyay
Hospital, Hari Nagar, Delhi. 124 obstetric patients admitted to
intensive care unit during pregnancy, delivery or within 42 days
postpartum, from July 2017 to December 2018 were included in the study.
After admission to ICU, a detailed history was taken from relatives of
the patient and also extracted from available medical records.
Basic demographic variables (age, parity, literacy level, socio economic
status) of the patient were recorded. Acute Physiology and Chronic
Health Evaluation (APACHE II), of each patient was calculated with in 24
hour of intensive care unit admission.
Clinical data regarding diagnosis at the time of hospital admission,
indication for intensive care unit admission, mode of delivery, length
of ICU stay and hospital stay, interventions if any, treatment
administered and maternal and perinatal outcome was collected.
OUTCOME MEASURE:
- Maternal survival.
- Length of intensive care unit stay.
- Total length of hospital stays.
- Perinatal morbidity (NICU Admission, Low APGAR Score)
- Perinatal mortality.
The patients were followed up till discharge or death.
Statistical analysis: The results are presented in frequencies,
percentages and mean±SD. The Chi-square test was used to compare
categorical variables. The one-way analysis of variance was used to
compare the continuous variables among the strata with Tukey’s post hoc
test. The p-value<0.05 was considered significant. All the
analysis was carried out on SPSS 16.0 version (Chicago, Inc., USA).