Severe maternal morbidity and intensive care in a public sector university hospital of Tunisia
1 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Monastir Medical School, Monastir University, El Omrane Hospital of Monastir-Monastir-Tunisia.
2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Monastir Medical School, Monastir University, Gynecology-Obstetric Service Mahdia-Tunisia.
3 Department of Intensive care unit, Monastir Medical School, Monastir University, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital of Monastir-Tunisia.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020, 12(02), 064-073.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2020.12.2.0241
Publication history:
Received on 25 July 2020; revised on 04 August 2020; accepted on 06 August 2020
Abstract:
Recent years have been marked by a considerable reduction in maternal mortality rates in Tunisia. 60% of these deaths occur in intensive care units. Given the downward trend in maternal mortality rates, severe maternal morbidity is currently considered by several Western authors as a relevant indicator in the assessment of the quality of care delivered to parturients. As a result, we undertook a retrospective study of a population of patients in the gravid-puerperal state in need of a transfer from the maternity ward to the Surgical Intensive Care Department of the Monastir University Hospital between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2017.
Keywords:
Maternal morbidity; Intensive care; Indicator; Quality of care; Public hospital in Tunisia.
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