Objective: to assess the sociodemographic and clinical profile of women in the pregnancy-puerperal cycle admitted to an Obstetric Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Method: this is a retrospective cohort study at the Assis Chateaubriand Maternity School/Fortaleza-CE. Results: puerperal women were predominant (78.5%), the most prevalent age range was 20-34 years (61.4%), cesarean delivery was more frequent (89.6%) hyper...
Introduction: Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare, but potentially grave condition, occurring predominantly during postpartum period. The clinical presentation is non-specific, usually expressed as a feverish painful abdominal syndrome. Case report: A female patient, 32 years old, pregnant (P4,B4 vaginal) , term, with clinical picture of convulsion followed by cardiopulmonary arrest in the hospital of origi...