Effect of multidisciplinary team (MDT) centred on pregnant women with pulmonary hypertension on treatment and outcomes of pregnancy

Autor: Wenjie Chen, Jun Luo, Jingyuan Chen, Yusi Chen, Zilu Li, Haihua Qiu, Jiang Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2466
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-023-02355-1
Popis: Abstract Background The importance of multidisciplinary team (MDT) centred on pregnant women with pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been highlighted. However, rare studies have explored its effects on pregnancy outcomes. This study seeks to investigate whether and how the MDT has an effect on the treatment and outcomes of PH pregnant women. Methods A pre- and post-intervention study was conducted based on an interrupted time series design to compare the treatment and outcomes of patients with PH before (pre-MDT) and after (post-MDT) implementation of the MDT. PH was defined as pulmonary artery systolic pressure (sPAP) ≥ 35 mmHg measured by echocardiography or right heart catheterization and sPAP at 35–60 mmHg and over 60 mmHg was defined as mild and severe PH, respectively. All results were analyzed by T-tests, Chi square tests or Fisher exact test and two-sided p value
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