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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.

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