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Table 3 Comparison of maternal clinical parameters and laboratory results during first 24 hours of ICU admission

From: Fetal outcome in the critically ill pregnant woman

Variables

Fetus survived, median (IQR) (N = 24)

Fetus died, median (IQR) (N = 6)

P-value

Age (years)

25.5 (19.5-33.0)

24.0 (19.0-28.0)

0.46

Gestational age (weeks)

30.5 (25.5-35.5)

20.5 (18.0-29.0)

0.05

Gravity

1 (0–1.5)

0 (0–1)

0.31

APACHE II

12.5 (7.5-14.0)

15.5 (13.0-21.0)

0.08

GCS

15 (14–15)

12 (7–15)

0.13

Maximum temperature (celsius)

37.5 (36.8-38.1)

38.6 (37.6-39.5)

0.07

Minimum systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

107 (103–118)

108 (88–110)

0.80

Minimum diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

58 (55–68)

69 (61–70)

0.41

P/F ratio

238 (178–375)

190 (177–292)

0.44

A-a DO2

164 (62–236)

172 (127–374)

0.27

Alkaline phosph atase (U/L)

160 (99–251)

57.5 (44.5-91.5)

0.05

Hgb (g/dL)

96.5 (85–105.5)

91 (74–97)

0.28

Bicarbonate (mmol/L)

22 (18.0-23.6)

18.5 (15.5-20.1)

0.06

PTT (seconds)

28.7 (25.9-32.4)

20.6 (16.6-24.5)

0.03

Hospital LOS (days)

7.5 (7–11)

11 (9–31)

0.25

ICU LOS (days)

2 (2–4)

7.5 (5–9)

<0.002

  1. A-a DO2, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; Hgb, hemoglobin; IQR, interquartile range; LOS, length of stay; P/F, partial pressure of oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen ratio; PTT, partial thromboplastin time.