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Revista Arbitrada Interdisciplinaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Salud y Vida
versión On-line ISSN 2610-8038
Resumen
MACAS-TOBAR, María Valeria; ALBORNOZ-ZAMORA, Elsa Josefina y RAMOS-ARGILAGOS, Miguel Eduardo. Main causes of mortality in pregnant women admitted to critical care units. Salud y Vida [online]. 2025, vol.9, n.esp1, pp.573-581. Epub 30-Oct-2025. ISSN 2610-8038. https://doi.org/10.35381/s.v.v9i1.4702.
Objectives:
To interpret the main causes of mortality in pregnant women admitted to Critical Care Units.
Method:
Exploratory, observational, cross-sectional and retrospective systematic review study according to PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Scientific articles published in 2022 from MEDLINE, COCHRANE, SCIENCE DIRECT and SCOPUS databases were included.
Results:
From 560 initial articles, 27 were selected after exhaustive review. The main causes of mortality were postpartum hemorrhage (33.3%), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (37.22%) and sepsis (25%). The highest percentage of maternal deaths occurs in developing countries.
Conclusions:
Hypertensive disorders, postpartum hemorrhage and sepsis constitute the main causes of maternal death in obstetric ICUs, requiring strengthening of health systems to reduce these figures.
Palabras clave : Maternal mortality; Critical Care Obstetric Unit; Pregnant women; Complications..
