Published August 30, 2020
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Severe maternal morbidity and intensive care in a public sector university hospital of Tunisia
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Monastir Medical School, Monastir University, El Omrane Hospital of Monastir-Monastir-Tunisia.
- 2. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Monastir Medical School, Monastir University, Gynecology-Obstetric Service Mahdia-Tunisia.
- 3. Department of Intensive care unit, Monastir Medical School, Monastir University, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital of Monastir-Tunisia.
Description
Recent years have been marked by a considerable reduction in maternal mortality rates in Tunisia. 60% of these deaths occur in intensive care units. Given the downward trend in maternal mortality rates, severe maternal morbidity is currently considered by several Western authors as a relevant indicator in the assessment of the quality of care delivered to parturients. As a result, we undertook a retrospective study of a population of patients in the gravid-puerperal state in need of a transfer from the maternity ward to the Surgical Intensive Care Department of the Monastir University Hospital between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2017.