Research Article

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score for Evaluating Organ Failure and Outcome of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Obstetric Intensive Care

Table 1

Mean and standard deviation of maximum Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score for each organ or system evaluated and the total score, according to the outcome of cases of severe maternal morbidity admitted to an obstetric intensive care Unit.

Organ or system evaluatedOutcomeTotal 𝑃 value*
DeathSurvivor

Respiratory2.61 (1.46)0.41 (0.96)0.47 (1.04)<0.001
Coagulation1.89 (1.45)0.80 (1.05)0.83 (1.07)<0.002
Hepatic1.28 (1.64)0.14 (0.52)0.17 (0.61)<0.001
Cardiovascular3.22 (1.56)0.28 (0.87)0.36 (1.01)<0.001
Neurologic1.78 (1.90)0.07 (0.41)0.12 (0.57)<0.001
Renal1.28 (1.60)0.17 (0.67)0.20 (0.73)<0.001
Maximum total SOFA score12.06 (5.47)1.87 (2.56)2.14 (3.14)<0.001

Total18655673

*Mann-Whitney test.