title: Critical care providers' opinion on unsafe abortion in Argentina.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey the opinion of critical care providers in Argentina about abortion.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to critical care providers attending the 20th National Critical Care Conference in Argentina.
  
  
  RESULTS
  149 of 1800 attendees completed the questionnaire, 69 (46.3%) of whom were members of the Argentine Society of Critical Care (ASCC). 122 (81.9%) supported abortion decriminalization in situations excluded from the current law; 142 (95.3%) in cases of congenital defects; 133 (89.3%) in cases of rape; 115 (77.2%) when women's mental health is at risk; 71 (47.7%) when pregnancy is unintended; and 61 (40.9%) for economic reasons. 126 (84.6%) supported abortion in public and private institutions, and 121 (81.2%) before 12 weeks of pregnancy. Variables independently associated with abortion support among female versus male attendees were abortion to preserve women's mental health (OR 4.47; 95% CI, 1.61-12.42; P=0.004) and abortion before 12 weeks of pregnancy (OR 3.93; 95% CI, 1.29-11.94; P=0.015). Abortion at request was independently associated with ASCC membership (OR 2.63; 95% CI, 1.07-6.45; P=0.034).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Critical care providers would support abortion in situations excluded from the current abortion law and before 12 weeks of pregnancy, in both public and private hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Critically Ill Obstetric Patients Committee, Argentine Society of Critical Care, Buenos Aires, Argentina. daniela.vasquez@alumni.utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Daniela N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: Andrea V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Das Neves
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Golubicki
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Marco
authors.forename: Cecilia I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Loudet
authors.forename: Javier E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Roberti
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palacios-Jaraquemada
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basualdo
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varaglia
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vidal
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D016304:Hospitals, Private; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D061214:Patient Safety; D059825:Physical Therapists / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012372:ROC Curve; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires