title: Critical care management of gynaecological patients in Enugu, Nigeria.
abstract: A retrospective study of the management of gynaecological patients admitted to the general intensive care unit (ICU) of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Nigeria, over a 6-year span was carried out. Out of a total of 816 patients admitted to the ICU during the study period, 21 (2.6%) were gynaecological patients with the following diagnoses: generalized sepsis, postoperative respiratory distress, hypovolaemic shock, preoperative anaemia and mennorhagia, and major surgery with potential for major complications. The mortality rate was 28.6% with six deaths, sepsis being the major cause of death (four fatalities).
authors.affiliation: University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. uvkafor@yahoo.com
authors.forename: U V
authors.initials: UV
authors.lastname: Okafor
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Efetie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis