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Most common primary reasons for admission to the critical care unit for indirect or coincidental obstetric admissions |
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| ICNARC Coding Method condition |
n |
% of indirect obstetric admissions |
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| Status epilepticus or uncontrolled seizures |
19 |
4.2 |
| Asthma attack in new or known asthmatic |
16 |
3.6 |
| Septic shock |
16 |
3.6 |
| Pneumonia, no organism isolated |
15 |
3.3 |
| Noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema (ARDS) |
11 |
2.4 |
| Anaphylaxis |
10 |
2.2 |
| Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema |
10 |
2.2 |
| Pulmonary embolus (thrombus) |
10 |
2.2 |
| Septicaemia |
9 |
2.0 |
| Bacterial pneumonia |
8 |
1.8 |
| Acute renal failure, other causea |
7 |
1.6 |
| Hypovolaemic shock |
7 |
1.6 |
| Pelvic infection or abscess |
7 |
1.6 |
| Acute pancreatitis |
6 |
1.3 |
| Epidural injection or infusion |
6 |
1.3 |
| Appendicitis or appendix abscess |
5 |
1.3 |
| Intracerebral bleeding |
5 |
1.1 |
| Phaeochromocytoma |
5 |
1.1 |
| Spinal injection or infusion |
5 |
1.1 |
| Supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation or flutter |
5 |
1.1 |
| Toxic or drug-induced coma or encephalopathy |
5 |
1.1 |
| Viral pneumonia |
5 |
1.1 |
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Conditions accounting for five or more indirect or coincidental obstetric admissions. aNot due to infection, haemodynamic, toxic, or drug causes. ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome. | ||
Harrison et al. Critical Care 2005 9(Suppl 3):S25 doi:10.1186/cc3542 |
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