Peter Platteau|Thomas Engelhardt|J. Moodley|David James Jackson Muckart
Obstetric and Gynaecological Patients in an Intensive Care Unit: A 1 Year Review
University of KwaZulu-Natal|University of KwaZulu-Natal|University of KwaZulu-Natal|University of KwaZulu-Natal
management critically ill patient forms significant proportion obstetric gynaecological g practice however reports management patients intensive care units icu review g patients admitted surgical icu king edward viii hospital durban south africa make recommendations regarding management patients medical records g patients admitted surgical icu period januarydecember 1992 analysed admissions icu 136 n 122 g patients eclampsia common diagnosis accounting 66 obstetric admissions eclamptics study period 24 admitted icu overall maternal mortality 21 g patients form major workload surgical icus majority patients women eclampsia management patients requires understanding physiological changes normal abnormal pregnancies therefore large obstetrical units developing countries establish icu order patient care health personnel training continuing health care education may improvedmanagement critically ill patient forms significant proportion obstetric gynecological og practice however reports management patients intensive care units icus authors review og patients admitted surgical icu king edward viii hospital durban south africa make recommendations regarding management patients medical records og patients admitted surgical icu januarydecember 1992 analyzed admissions icu 136 n 122 og patients eclampsia common diagnosis accounting 66 obstetric admissions eclamptics study period 24 admitted icu overall maternal mortality 21 og patients form major workload surgical icus majority patients women eclampsia management patients requires understanding physiological changes normal abnormal pregnancies therefore large obstetrical units developing countries establish icus patient care health personnel training continuing health care education may improved