Table 4.
Organ involvement as defined by the Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS; from [16]) in 928 obstetric patients admitted to the ICUs of King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, and Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas
| King Edward Memorial Hospital (n=754) | Ben Taub General Hospital (n=174) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ dysfunction | |||
| Neurological | 477 (63.3%) | 63 (36.2%) | 3.03 (2.12–4.34)b |
| Cardiovascular | 290 (38.5%) | 50 (28.7%) | 1.55 (1.07–2.26)b |
| Hepatic | 274 (36.3%) | 72 (41.4%) | 0.81 (0.57–1.15) |
| Renal | 373 (49.5%) | 64 (36.8%) | 1.68 (1.18–2.4)b |
| Hematological | 420 (55.7%) | 109 (62.6%) | 0.75 (0.53–1.07) |
| Respiratory | 345 (45.8%) | 102 (58.6%) | 0.66 (0.42–0.84)b |
| Disseminated intravascular coagulationa | 172 (22.8%) | 70 (40.2%) | 0.44 (0.31–0.63)b |
| MODS scores | |||
| MODS score on admission | 4 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | -- |
| (range 0–12) | (range 0–16) | ||
| Maximum MODS score | 5 (3–7) | 4 (2–6) | --b |
| range (0–16) | range (0–22) | ||
aDisseminated intravascular coagulation is not a part of MODS
bDifference was statistically significant (p<0.05)