Outcomes of patients admitted to the intensive care unit for complications of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at a South African tertiary hospital - a 4-year retrospective review.
S GamaMotshedisi SebitloaneK De VasconcellosPublished in: The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society (2019)
The study provides a comparison of present mortality among eclamptic patients with hyperensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) with the mortality of eclamptic patients described in an article from the year 2000. It further looks at adverse maternal outcomes, specifically adverse neurological outcomes.In addition, it analyses other factors that may affect outcomes in HDP patients. This information is useful in making recommendations in an attempt to improve the outcomes.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- blood pressure
- healthcare
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- physical activity
- preterm birth
- pregnancy outcomes
- social media
- insulin resistance
- health information
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- adverse drug
- electronic health record