Table 2 Reasons for admissions and interventions performed on study patients during their ICU stay
From: High mortality rate of obstetric critically ill women in Rwanda and its predictability
Variables | Number of patients | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Reason for ICU admissions | |||
Hemorrhage | 24 | 25.5 | |
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy | 16 | 17.0 | |
Sepsis | 30 | 31.9 | |
Malaria | 5 | 5.3 | |
Others | 19 | 20.2 | |
Cardiomyopathy | 5 | 5.3 | |
Embolism | 7 | 7.5 | |
Trauma | 5 | 5.3 | |
Stroke | 2 | 2.1 | |
Interventions done | |||
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 90 | 95.7 | |
Blood transfusion | 33 | 35.1 | |
Inotropics/vasopressors support | 47 | 50.0 | |
Re-operation | 5 | 5.3 | |
Hemodialysis | 4 | 4.3 | |