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Original Article

Volume 4, Number 5, October 2012, pages 314-317


Clinical Profile of Obstetric Patients Admitted to the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) of an Inner-City Hospital in New York

Table

Table 1. Admission Diagnosis Requiring ICU Monitoring
 
1) Shock (9, 47%)
   hemorrhagic (7)
     rupture of ectopic pregnancy (4)
     after spontaneous abortion (1)
     after dilation and curettage for incomplete abortion (1)
     intrabdominal hematoma after cesarean section (1)
   septic (1)
     urinary tract infection
   cardiogenic (1)
     dilated cardiomyopathy
2) Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders (4, 21%)
   eclampsia (3)
   pre-eclampsia (1)
3) Respiratory failure (3, 16%)
   hypoxemic (2)
   hypercapneic (1)
4) Electrolyte imbalance (2, 10%)
   diabetic ketoacidosis
5) Seizures disorder (1, 5%)
   tonic-clonic, non status epilepticus