Critically ill obstetric patients in an American and an Indian public hospital: Comparison of case-mix, organ dysfunction, intensive care requirements, and outcomes

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1087-1094

  Munnur, Uma ^a   Karnad, Dilip R ^b   Bandi, Venkata D P ^a   Lapsia, Vijay ^b   Suresh, Maya S ^a   Ramshesh, Priya ^b   Gardner, Michael A ^a   Longmire, Stephen ^a   Guntupalli, Kalpalatha K ^a  

^a BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Critical illness; Developing countries; Intensive care unit; Maternal health; Near miss maternal mortality; Pregnancy; Puerperium; Tropical diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; BACTEREMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FETUS MORTALITY; HELLP SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23744450441     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2710-5     Document Type: Article

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