Clinical Study

Fetomaternal Outcome in Severe Preeclamptic Women Undergoing Emergency Cesarean Section under Either General Or Spinal Anesthesia

Table 6

Postoperative maternal admission to the critical care unit (CCU).

WardGROUPTotal valueSignificance
Spinal anesthesiaGeneral anesthesia

General ward134 (93.1%)15 (55.6%)149 (87.1%)<0.001Significant
CCU11 (7.5%)12 (44.4%)23 (13.3%)
Neuromedicine ward1 (0.7%)0 (0)1 (0.6%)

Total146 (100%)27 (100%)173 (100%)Pearson’s Chi Square test