Obstetric units' preparedness to manage critically ill women. The second report from the MaCriCare study
Authors' conclusion
Critically ill obstetric patients have access to markedly different resources in the WHO Europe Region depending on the OU where they are managed.
Study context
- Population
- Centres with obstetric units (OUs) in the WHO Europe Region, 26 countries
- Participants
- 1,133 responses
- Outcome
- Availability of 31 distinct services and facilities to diagnose, resuscitate and treat critically unwell obstetric patients
Methodological detailsdescriptive, international, multicentre, survey, Responses corresponded to 2.5 million annual deliveries, September 2021 to January 2022; MaCriCare network of anesthesiologists, intensive care clinicians, obstetricians, critical care nurses and midwives
- Descriptive
- International
- Multicentre
- Survey
- Responses corresponded to 2.5 million annual deliveries
- September 2021 to January 2022; MaCriCare network of anesthesiologists, intensive care clinicians, obstetricians, critical care nurses and midwives
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- OUs lacking point-of-care haemoglobin measurement
- 13.8%
- OUs lacking point-of-care lactate measurement
- 15.2%
- OUs lacking transfusion services
- 11%
- OUs unable to administer hypotensive agent infusions in labour ward
- 23.8%
- OUs without same-building access to cell saver
- 45.5%
- OUs without same-building access to thromboelastometry
- 64.4%
- OUs without access to invasive ventilation
- 3.4%
- OUs without same-building access to NIV
- 11.7%
- OUs without ECMO
- 38.3%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Obstetric units' preparedness to manage critically ill women. The second report from the MaCriCare study. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 23 May 2024. doi:10.
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