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Table 3 Distribution of maternal morbidity

From: A new modified obstetric early warning score for prognostication of severe maternal morbidity

Indications for admission to ICU

Frequency (n = 352)

Percentage (%)

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

108

30.7

Cardiovascular disease

94

26.7

Obstetric haemorrhage

61

17.3

Suspected sepsis

22

6.3

Acute pulmonary edema

14

4.0

Pulmonary embolus

6

1.7

Liver disease (liver failure, severe hepatitis, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, hepatitis B cirrhosis)

6

1.7

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

6

1.7

Acute pancreatitis

2

0.6

Acute appendicitis

2

0.6

Anaphylaxis

3

0.9

Gastrointestinal haemorrhage

2

0.6

Malignancy

5

1.4

Diabetic ketoacidosis

1

0.3

Hyperthyroidism crisis

2

0.6

Other medical disorders

26

7.4

 Neurological diseases

5

1.4

 Respiratory diseases

3

0.9

 Blood disease

4

1.1

 Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

2

0.6

 Renal transplantation

1

0.3

 Othersa

11

3.1

  1. aInclude the chronic renal failure, cavernous transformation of the portal vein, unidentified hypoxia during operation and intraoperative arrhythmia