Soins maternels intensifs (Maternal Intensive Care) en Belgique - KCE
Soins maternels intensifs (Maternal Intensive Care) en Belgique - KCE
Soins maternels intensifs (Maternal Intensive Care) en Belgique - KCE
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<strong>KCE</strong> Reports 94 <strong>Maternal</strong> <strong>Int<strong>en</strong>sive</strong> <strong>Care</strong> in Belgium 71<br />
494 wom<strong>en</strong> were classified in this category because during their in-pati<strong>en</strong>t stay, they<br />
sp<strong>en</strong>t some time in the int<strong>en</strong>sive care unit<br />
211 wom<strong>en</strong> needed respiratory assistance, 12 wom<strong>en</strong> needed emerg<strong>en</strong>cy respiratory<br />
assistance.. These 223 (0.2%) wom<strong>en</strong> who needed respiratory assistance were the<br />
actual int<strong>en</strong>sive care cases.<br />
An in depth study of int<strong>en</strong>sive care is not included in the objectives of this study.<br />
5.7 MODEL PERFORMANCE<br />
In order to check the clinical significance of the categories based on the expert<br />
cons<strong>en</strong>sus list, we compared some characteristics of the wom<strong>en</strong> in the differ<strong>en</strong>t<br />
categories.<br />
5.7.1 Comparison betwe<strong>en</strong> theoretical and observed case-mix<br />
5.7.1.1 Age according to categories<br />
Perc<strong>en</strong>tage<br />
0.4<br />
0.35<br />
0.3<br />
0.25<br />
0.2<br />
0.15<br />
0.1<br />
0.05<br />
0<br />
The mean age in ‘standard care category’ is 28.8 years, in ‘grey zone’ 30.1 years and<br />
30.0 years in ‘intermediate care category’.<br />
Figure 12 shows the age distribution across categories. Despite very slight differ<strong>en</strong>ces<br />
betwe<strong>en</strong> means, the graph shows that age distribution differs. Standard care wom<strong>en</strong> are<br />
mainly aged betwe<strong>en</strong> 25 and 35 years old. The age category 35-39 is significantly higher<br />
within intermediate care wom<strong>en</strong> compared to the standard care wom<strong>en</strong>.<br />
Figure 11: Age distribution across the categories of wom<strong>en</strong><br />
Standard care wom<strong>en</strong> Grey zone wom<strong>en</strong> Intermediate care wom<strong>en</strong><br />
Source: Merged IMA and MKG/RCM Data 01/10/2003 – 30/09/2004<br />
It is important to note that this age distribution (and consequ<strong>en</strong>tly mean age) is largely<br />
influ<strong>en</strong>ced by the criteria of attribution of category. Indeed, wom<strong>en</strong> who have an ICD-9code<br />
‘Older maternal age’ without any other pathology are classified into the ‘grey<br />
zone’ category.<br />
5.7.1.2 Socio-economic characteristics according to categories<br />
Age<br />
10-14 ans<br />
15-19 ans<br />
20-24 ans<br />
25-29 ans<br />
30-34 ans<br />
35-39 ans<br />
40-44 ans<br />
45-49 ans<br />
50 ans<br />
The proportion of wom<strong>en</strong> with low socioeconomic status increases from standard care<br />
to intermediate care, thus the proportion of wom<strong>en</strong> with low socio-economic status is<br />
higher in the category with serious pathology.