Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Aug 2023
Multicenter StudyObstetric admission to intensive care units in Japan: a cohort study using the Japanese Intensive care PAtient Database.
This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and annual trends of obstetric patients using a multicenter intensive care database. ⋯ The proportion of obstetric patients was 0.41% of all ICU admissions. The proportion of obstetric patients admitted to the ICU did not change from 2015 to 2020, but the patients' severity of illness and length of hospital stay significantly decreased over time.