Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
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J Nepal Health Res Counc · Jan 2015
Profile of Patients Admitted in Maternal Intensive Care Unit at BPKIHS, a Tertiary Hospital in Eastern Nepal.
Maternal death is a tragic event. It can be reduced by prompt recognition of critical illness in pregnancy and earlier initiation of intensive care. The physiological changes of pregnancy and the presence of a fetus complicates the assessment and management of critically ill obstetric patients. The objective of this study was to analyse the basic contributing factors for maternal intensive care unit admission and the maternal outcome. ⋯ An intensive care unit often offers the opportunity to improve the patient care.