Outreach in obstetric critical care

The present chapter considers the evolving role of critical care outreach in the general hospital setting and applied to obstetric patients, the mechanics of transferring critically ill obstetric patients to critical care and radiology areas, the scoring systems in use in critical care, and the diff...

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Published in:Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology 2008-10, Vol.22 (5), p.885-898
Main Authors: Barrett, N.A., BSc(Med) (Hons), MBBS(Hons), FANZCA, FJFICM, Yentis, S.M., BSc, MBBS, FRCA, MD, MA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical Care - organization & administration
critical care outreach
critical illness
critical illness scoring systems
Female
Humans
intrahospital transport
Models, Organizational
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
obstetric patients
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Patient Transfer - organization & administration
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - therapy
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
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Summary:The present chapter considers the evolving role of critical care outreach in the general hospital setting and applied to obstetric patients, the mechanics of transferring critically ill obstetric patients to critical care and radiology areas, the scoring systems in use in critical care, and the difficulties in applying these scoring systems to obstetric patients.
ISSN:1521-6934
1532-1932
DOI:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.06.008