Factors associated with the clinical outcomes of maternal Intensive Care Unit admission following obstetric surgeries at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Mechanical ventilation and blood/blood product transfusion are independently linked to prolonged ICU stay among 115 women admitted after obstetric surgery at Muhimbili National Hospital, with aPRs of 2.3 and 1.9.

• Why it matters: Maternal ICU admission after obstetric surgery is linked to severe morbidity and mortality, yet local factors driving poor outcomes are not well defined in this setting.
• What they did: In a prospective cross-sectional study at MNH Obstetrics ICU, investigators used a modified WHO maternal near-miss checklist and SPSS 27, applying modified Poisson regression (p < 0.05) to test associations.
• The result: Prolonged ICU stay occurred in 40.9% of patients; mechanical ventilation (aPR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.11–4.64; p = 0.025) and blood/blood product transfusion (aPR = 1.9; 95% CI: 1.23–2.80; p = 0.003) were independently associated.

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