Admission Rate, Indications, Maternal Outcomes, and Factors Associated with Mortality Among Obstetric Intensive Care Unit Admissions at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Tanzania.

Background About 0.07% to 8% of parturients will require intensive care unit (ICU) admission during pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium, with great regional variations. When this occurs, it increases morbidity, mortality, long-term physical and psychological sequelae as well as cost. This study sought to examine a five-year admission rate, indications and outcomes of parturients with severe morbidities admitted in the ICU at a tertiary referral facility and teaching hospital in Tanzania. Methodology A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Sa

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