Objectives: To determine the frequency, admission diagnosis and case fatality rate of obstetrical/gynecological patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU). Design: Descriptive study. Setting: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Intensive Care Units, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. Material: Medical records, ICU epicrisis and Perinatal Information System of all gynecological and obstetrical patients admitted to the ICU, from January 2008 through December 2009, were reviewed. Variables studied were maternal age, diagnosis at admission, ICU admission diagnosis, ICU stay, ICU interventions (mechanical ventilation, transfusions, inotropes use) and mortality. Main outcome measures: Outcome of patients admitted to UCI. Results: We analyzed 52 medical records representing 0,54 % of obstetrical interventions at the hospital. We reviewed 26 from year 2008, where age av...

Objectives: To determine the frequency, admission diagnosis and case fatality rate of obstetrical/gynecological patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU). Design: Descriptive study. Setting: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Intensive Care Units, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. Material: Medical records, ICU epicrisis and Perinatal Information System of all gynecological and obstetrical patients admitted to the ICU, from January 2008 through December 2009, were reviewed. Variables studied were maternal age, diagnosis at admission, ICU admission diagnosis, ICU stay, ICU interventions (mechanical ventilation, transfusions, inotropes use) and mortality. Main outcome measures: Outcome of patients admitted to UCI. Results: We analyzed 52 medical records representing 0,54 % of obstetrical interventions at the hospital. We reviewed 26 from year 2008, where age av...