MATERIAL AND METHODS
This was a prospective observational hospital-based study which was conducted in 10 Bedded Intensive care unit at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Hari Nagar, Delhi. 124 obstetric patients admitted to intensive care unit during pregnancy, delivery or within 42 days postpartum, from July 2017 to December 2018 were included in the study.
After admission to ICU, a detailed history was taken from relatives of the patient and also extracted from available medical records.
Basic demographic variables (age, parity, literacy level, socio economic status) of the patient were recorded. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II), of each patient was calculated with in 24 hour of intensive care unit admission.
Clinical data regarding diagnosis at the time of hospital admission, indication for intensive care unit admission, mode of delivery, length of ICU stay and hospital stay, interventions if any, treatment administered and maternal and perinatal outcome was collected.
OUTCOME MEASURE:
  1. Maternal survival.
  2. Length of intensive care unit stay.
  3. Total length of hospital stays.
  4. Perinatal morbidity (NICU Admission, Low APGAR Score)
  5. Perinatal mortality.
The patients were followed up till discharge or death.
Statistical analysis: The results are presented in frequencies, percentages and mean±SD. The Chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. The one-way analysis of variance was used to compare the continuous variables among the strata with Tukey’s post hoc test. The p-value<0.05 was considered significant. All the analysis was carried out on SPSS 16.0 version (Chicago, Inc., USA).