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Table 6 Details of delivery, postpartum care and outcomes

From: Peri-partum respiratory management of pregnant women with neuro-muscular disorders: a prospective observational study (IT-NEUMA-Pregn study)

 

Patients (94 cases)

Gestational age at delivery (Mean ± SD)

36,2 ± 6,5

Mode of delivery, Number (%)

 Scheduled Cesarian Section

63 (67,0%)

 Vaginal Delivery

22 (23,4%)

  Vacuum-Assisted Vaginal Delivery

5 (20,8%)

  Induced Labor

10 (10,6%)

 Urgent Cesarian Section

9 (9,6%)

Epidural Analgesia (N. of patients)

15 (15,9%)

Disposition following birth (N. of patients)

 General Ward

70 (74,5%)

 ICU

12 (12,8%)

 HDU

12 (12,8%)

Use of MV and MI-E after delivery (N. of patients)

 NIV only

7 (7,4%)

 NIV and MI-E

10 (10,6%)

 Invasive Ventilation

6 (6,4%)

Post-delivery analgesia (not exclusive) (N. of patients)

 Epidural analgesia

28 (29,8%)

 Acetaminophen or NSAIDS

85 (90,4%)

 Opioids ev

33 (35,1%)

Peripartum complications (n. of patients)

 Surgical complications

9 (9,6%)

Pulmonary complications:

10 (10,6%)

  - Atelectasis

 

  - secretion retention

10

  - respiratory failure

 

  - prolonged intubation

1

Hypothermia

1 (1,1%)

PROM

5 (20,8%)

Myasthenic crisis

1 (1,1%)

Birth Weight (g)

3010,6 ± 419,9

Apgar at 1 min

8.41 ± 1.15

Apgar at 5 min

8.99 ± 0.81

ICU LOS after delivery (Days), Median (1st and 3rd Interquartile)

2 [1, 2]

HDU LOS after delivery (Days), Median (1st and 3rd Interquartile)

1 [1–1.75]

HospitaL LOS after delivery (Days), Mean ± SD

5,54 ± 4,98

  1. MV mechanical ventilation, MI-E mechanical insufflator–exsufflator, NIV non-invasive ventilation, NSAIDs Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, PROM premature rupture of membranes, ICU intensive care unit, HDU High Dependency Unit, LOS length of stay, SD standard deviation