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World J Crit Care Med. Jun 9, 2026; 15(2): 118246
Published online Jun 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i2.118246
Published online Jun 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i2.118246
Clinical profile and outcomes of critically ill obstetric patients in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care center
Tanvi M Meshram, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur 441108, Mahārāshtra, India
Ankur Sharma, Department of Trauma and Emergency (Anesthesiology & Critical Care), AIIMS Jodhpur, Jodhpur 342008, Rājasthān, India
Nikhil Kothari, Akshaya Kumar Das, Garima Choudhary, Darshana Rathod, Kamlesh Kumari, Pradeep K Bhatia, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, AIIMS Jodhpur, Jodhpur 342008, Rājasthān, India
Co-first authors: Tanvi M Meshram and Ankur Sharma.
Author contributions: Meshram TM, Sharma A contributed to design conception and they contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-first authors; Meshram TM, Sharma A, and Kothari N contributed to writing and editing the manuscript; Meshram TM, Sharma A, Das AK, and Choudhary G contributed to data collection; Meshram TM, Sharma A, and Rathod D contributed to drafting of the manuscript; Das AK and Kumari K contributed to statistical analysis; Rathod D contributed to acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data; Kumari K and Bhatia PK critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors approval the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Approval No. AIIMS/IEC/2022/4090).
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
Corresponding author: Ankur Sharma, MD, Additional Professor, Consultant, Department of Trauma and Emergency (Anesthesiology & Critical Care), AIIMS Jodhpur, Basni Phase‑II, Jodhpur 342008, Rājasthān, India. ankuranaesthesia@gmail.com
Received: December 28, 2025
Revised: February 7, 2026
Accepted: March 16, 2026
Published online: June 9, 2026
Processing time: 145 Days and 3.5 Hours
Revised: February 7, 2026
Accepted: March 16, 2026
Published online: June 9, 2026
Processing time: 145 Days and 3.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Critically ill obstetric patients admitted to a tertiary care intensive care unit demonstrated a high mortality rate, with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and obstetric hemorrhage being the leading causes of intensive care unit admission and death. Severity scoring systems were found to be effective in predicting patient outcomes, emphasizing their usefulness in early risk stratification and clinical decision-making. These findings highlight the importance of timely referral, early recognition of complications, and the establishment of dedicated obstetric critical care services to improve maternal outcomes.