Clinical characteristics and outcomes of obstetric patients transferred directly to intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical complications in peripartum patients are uncommon. Often, these patients are transferred to tertiary care centers, but their conditions and outcomes are not well understood. Our study examined peripartum patients transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU) at an academic quaternary center.

Methods

We reviewed charts of adult, non-trauma, interhospital transfer (IHT) peripartum patients sent to an academic quaternary ICU between January 2017 and December 2021. We conducted a descriptive analysis and used multivariable ordinal regression to examine associations of demographic and clinical factors with ICU length of stay (LOS) and hospital length of stay (HLOS).

Results

Of 1,794 IHT peripartum patients, 60 (3.2%) were directly transferred to an ICU. Th

SUBMITTER: Pirzada S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002607 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature