Review of contributory factors in maternity admissions to intensive care at a New Zealand tertiary hospital

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 549.e1-549.e7

  Sadler, Lynn C ^a,b   Austin, Diana M ^a   Masson, Vicki L ^b   McArthur, Colin J ^a   McLintock, Claire ^a   Rhodes, Sharon P ^a   Farquhar, Cindy M ^b  

^a AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

intensive care unit; maternity; multidisciplinary review; severe acute maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PERINATAL DEATH; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; PUERPERIUM; SEPSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84888636901     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.07.031     Document Type: Article

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