Exploring Epidemiological Aspects, Distribution of WHO Maternal Near Miss Criteria, and Organ Dysfunction Defined by SOFA in Cases of Severe Maternal Outcome Admitted to Obstetric ICU: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: To explore the epidemiological aspects, to describe the frequency and distribution of WHO maternal near miss (MNM) criteria and the presence of organ dysfunction and failure measured by the maximum SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) score (SOFA max) in cases of severe maternal outcome (SMO).

Methods: In an observational cross-sectional study performed between January 2013 and December 2015, 279 pregnant or postpartum women were admitted to an obstetric ICU (intensive care unit) in Brazil. MNM, maternal death (grouped as SMO), and potentially life-threatening conditions (PLTC) were defined according to WHO criteria.

Prediction of Severe Maternal Outcome Among Pregnant and Puerperal Women in Obstetric ICU.

Objective: World Health Organization recommends the use of maternal near miss as a tool to monitor and improve quality of obstetric care. Severe maternal outcome corresponds to the sum of maternal near miss and maternal death cases. This study was aimed at validating Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and IV, Simplified Acute Physiology Score III, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment in pregnant and postpartum women in predicting severe maternal outcome.

Alveolar dead space and capnographic variables before and after thrombolysis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common condition. The central aim of this study was to describe the use of volumetric capnography (VCap) before and after fibrinolytic treatment of major PE. Lung scintigraphy was used as a base of comparison for the results of this treatment.