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‘Maternal Intensive Care’: A Systematic Literature Review, An-Sofie Van Parys, Hans Verstraelen, Kristien Roelens, Marleen Temmerman
‘Maternal Intensive Care’: A Systematic Literature Review, An-Sofie Van Parys, Hans Verstraelen, Kristien Roelens, Marleen Temmerman
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa
Objective: The objective of this systematic literature review is to review current scientific knowledge on the definition of and the indications for maternal/obstetric intensive care (MIC).
Methods: We conducted a extensive search in OVID MEDLINE, EMBASE, COCHRANE, CINHAL and CEBAM using the keywords: maternal/obstetric intensive care, subacute care, intermediate care, postacute care, critical care, sub intensive care, progressive patient care, postnatal care, perinatal care, obstetrical nursing, neonatology, pregnancy, maternal mortality/morbidity and pregnancy complication. A total of 180 articles and one guideline were identified and supplemented by a hand search. After title, abstract and full text evaluation, the articles and guideline …