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Embarazadas graves en UCI

Características clínicas y evolución de las pacientes obstétricas graves: revisión de 10 años


Clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill obstetric patients: a ten-year review.
Aldawood A.
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Intensive Care Unit, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.aldawooda@hotmail.com
Ann Saudi Med. 2011 Sep-Oct;31(5):518-22.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pregnancy and delivery can involve complications that necessitate admission to critical care facilities. The objective of our study was to assess the incidence, indications, and outcomes of obstetric patients requiring admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) in a tertiary care hospital, in Saudi Arabia. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective cohort study of consecutive obstetric admissions to the ICU at the King Abdulaziz Medical City over a 10-year period. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We collected baseline demographic data and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) scores. ICU mortality was the primary outcome. RESULTS: Over 10 years, 75 obstetric patients were admitted to the ICU, and 59 of these patients (78.6%) were admitted during the antepartum period. The main obstetric indication for ICU admission was pregnancy-induced hypertension (21 patients, 28%) and the leading non-obstetric indication was sepsis (12 patients, 16%). The APACHE II score was 19.59 (15.05). The predicted mortality rate based on the APACHE II score was 21.97%; however, there were only six maternal deaths (8%) among the obstetric patients admitted to the ICU. CONCLUSION: The overall mortality was low. A team approach facilitated the application of optimal care to these patients. Obstetric patients had better outcomes than those predicted by the APACHE II scores. Appropriate antenatal care is important for preventing obstetric complications.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183688/


Revisión clínica. Población especial de pacientes graves y embarazo
Clinical review: Special populations-critical illness and pregnancy.
Neligan PJ, Laffey JG.
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Newcastle Road, Galway, Co, Galway, Ireland.patrick.neligan@hse.ie
Crit Care. 2011 Aug 12;15(4):227.
Abstract
Critical illness is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of pregnancy. The majority of pregnancy-related critical care admissions occur postpartum. Antenatally, the pregnant patient is more likely to be admitted with diseases non-specific to pregnancy, such as pneumonia. Pregnancy-specific diseases resulting in ICU admission include obstetric hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome, amniotic fluid embolus syndrome, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, and peripartum cardiomyopathy. Alternatively, critical illness may result from pregnancy-induced worsening of pre-existing diseases (for example, valvular heart disease, myasthenia gravis, and kidney disease). Pregnancy can also predispose women to diseases seen in the non-pregnant population, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (for example, pneumonia and aspiration), sepsis (for example, chorioamnionitis and pyelonephritis) or pulmonary embolism. The pregnant patient may also develop conditions co-incidental to pregnancy such as trauma or appendicitis. Hemorrhage, particularly postpartum, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain the most frequent indications for ICU admission. This review focuses on pregnancy-specific causes of critical illness. Management of the critically ill mother poses special challenges. The physiologic changes in pregnancy and the presence of a second, dependent, patient may necessitate adjustments to therapeutic and supportive strategies. The fetus is generally robust despite maternal illness, and therapeutically what is good for the mother is generally good for the fetus. For pregnancy-induced critical illnesses, delivery of the fetus helps resolve the disease process. Prognosis following pregnancy-related critical illness is generally better than for age-matched non-pregnant critically ill patients
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387584/pdf/cc10256.pdf




Características clínicas y evolución en pacientes obstétricas admitidas en UCI
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of obstetric patients requiring ICU admission.
Vasquez DN, Estenssoro E, Canales HS, Reina R, Saenz MG, Das Neves AV, Toro MA, Loudet CI.
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Gral, San Martín, 1 y 70, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.danielavasquez73@yahoo.com.ar
Chest. 2007 Mar;131(3):718-24.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To review a series of critically ill obstetric patients admitted to our ICU to assess the spectrum of disease, required interventions, and fetal/maternal mortality, and to identify conditions associated with maternal death. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort.SETTING: Medical-surgical ICU in a university-affiliated hospital.PATIENTS: Pregnant/postpartum admissions between January 1, 1998, and September 30, 2005. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: We studied 161 patients (age, 28 +/- 9 years; mean gestational age, 29 +/- 9 weeks) [mean +/- SD], constituting 10% of 1,571 hospital admissions. APACHE (acute physiology and chronic health evaluation) II score was 14 +/- 8, with 24% predicted mortality; sequential organ failure assessment score was 5 +/- 3; and therapeutic intervention scoring system at 24 h was 25 +/- 9. Forty-one percent of patients required mechanical ventilation (MV). ARDS, shock, and organ dysfunction were present in 19%, 25%, and 48% of patients, respectively. Most patients (63%) were admitted postpartum, and 74% of admissions were of obstetric cause. Hypertensive disease (40%), major hemorrhage (16%), septic abortion (12%), and nonobstetric sepsis (10%) were the principal diagnoses. Maternal mortality was 11%, with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (44%) and intracranial hemorrhage (39%) as main causes. There were no differences in death rate in patients admitted for obstetric and nonobstetric causes. Fetal mortality was 32%. Only 30% of patients received antenatal care, which was more frequent in survivors (33% vs 6% nonsurvivors, p = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS: Although ARDS, organ failures, shock, and use of MV were extremely frequent in this population, maternal mortality remains within an acceptable range. APACHE II overpredicted mortality in these patients. Septic abortion is still an important modifiable cause of mortality. Efforts should concentrate in increasing antenatal care, which was clearly underprovided in these patients.
http://journal.publications.chestnet.org/data/Journals/CHEST/22054/718.pdf






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