Table 1. Primary cause of intensive care unit admission of obstetric patients: comparison by period.
| Primary diagnosis | Total (1994–2015) (n=176) | Period 1 (1994–2004) (n=85) | Period 2 (2005–2015) (n=91) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obstetric | 143 (81.2) | 69 (81.2) | 74 (81.3) | 0.566 | ||
| Postpartum hemorrhage | 99 (56.3) | 48 (56.5) | 51 (56.0) | 0.538 | ||
| Uterine atony | 65 (36.9) | 26 (30.6) | 39 (42.9) | |||
| Laceration | 4 (2.3) | 1 (1.2) | 3 (3.3) | |||
| Placental (previa, accreta, abruption) | 20 (11.4) | 14 (16.5) | 6 (6.6) | |||
| Others | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Mixed (PPH+hypertensive disease) | 8(4.5) | 5 (5.9) | 3 (3.3) | |||
| Hypertensive disorders | 34 (19.3) | 19 (22.4) | 15 (16.5) | 0.213 | ||
| Preeclampsia | 19 (1.08) | 11 (12.9) | 8 (8.8) | |||
| Eclampsia | 7 (4.0) | 3 (3.5) | 4 (4.4) | |||
| HELLP | 8 (4.5) | 5 (5.9) | 3 (3.3) | |||
| Sepsis | 6 (3.4) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (4.4) | 0.374 | ||
| Septic abortion | 5 (2.8) | 2 (2.4) | 3 (3.3) | |||
| Puerperal sepsis | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | |||
| Embolism | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.4) | 0.069 | ||
| Pulmonary thromboembolism | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.2) | |||
| Amniotic fluid embolism | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.2) | |||
| Non-obstetric | 33 (18.8) | 16 (18.8) | 17 (18.7) | 0.566 | ||
| Gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary | 6 (3.4) | 5 (5.9) | 1 (1.1) | |||
| Cardiovascular | 10 (5.7) | 4 (4.7) | 6 (6.6) | |||
| Pulmonary | 14 (8.0) | 5 (5.9) | 9 (9.9) | |||
| Renal | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | |||
| Others | 2 (1.2) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Value expressed as number (percentage).
PPH, postpartum hemorrhage; HELLP, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets.