Severe Maternal Outcome in Women Admitted to an Obstetric Intensive Care Unit in the Northeast of Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Conclusion: SMO is a commonly occurring outcome in an obstetric ICU with great possibility of treatment. Direct obstetric causes such as hypertension syndromes, postpartum haemorrhage, and puerperal infection were the most prevalent causes in the development of this outcome. Puerperal infection was the condition most associated with SMO.