Variability in intensive care unit admission among pregnant and postpartum women in Canada: a nationwide population-based observational study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Pregnancy-related critical illness results in approximately 300,000 deaths globally each year. The objective was to describe the variation in ICU admission and the contribution of patient- and hospital-based factors in ICU admission among acute care hospitals for pregnant and postpartum women in Canada. METHODS:A nationwide cohort study between 2004 and 2015, comprising all pregnant or postpartum women admitted to Canadian hospitals. The primary outcome was ICU admission. Secondary outcomes were severe maternal morbidity (a potentially life-threatening condition) and maternal death (during and within 6 weeks after pregnancy). The proportion of total variability in ICU admission rates due to the differences among hospitals was described using the median odds ratio from multi-leve

SUBMITTER: Aoyama K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6881971 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature