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ArticleObstetric medicine2024

Trends in maternal ICU admissions at a quaternary centre in Montreal, Canada, and impact of maternal age on critical care outcomes.

Maria Agustina Lopez Laporte, Jason Shahin, Andrea Blotsky, Isabelle Malhamé, Natalie Dayan

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Article in Obstetric medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Core sociodemographic data variables reported in Canadian intensive care unit studies: a scoping review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025
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Maria Agustina Lopez LaporteDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-6853
Jason ShahinDivision of Respirology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Andrea BlotskyDivision of Respirology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Isabelle MalhaméDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9140-8735
Natalie DayanDivision of General Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Advancing maternal age is increasingly prevalent and is associated with severe maternal morbidity often requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Objectives: To describe maternal ICU admissions at a quaternary care hospital in Montreal, Canada, and evaluate the association between maternal age and composite of: need for invasive interventions, ICU stay > 48 h, or maternal death. Methods: Chart review of ICU admissions during pregnancy/postpartum (2006-2016); logistic regressions to evaluate the impact of age on outcomes. Results: With 5.1 ICU admissions per 1000 deliveries, we included 187 women (mean age 32 ± 6.3 years; 20 (10.7%) ≥ 40 years). The composite outcome occurred in 105 (56.2%) patients; there were two maternal deaths. Age ≥ 40 years increased the odds of invasive interventions (OR 4.03; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15-14.1) but not of the composite outcome (OR 2.30; 95% CI 0.66-8.02). Conclusion: Peripartum women aged ≥ 40 years had worse outcomes in ICU, with an increased need for invasive interventions.

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advanced maternal ageintensive careSevere maternal morbidity

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PMID38784185
PMCPMC11110742

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