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. 2021 Jan;132(1):46-51.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005253.

Critical Obstetric Patients During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Operationalizing an Obstetric Intensive Care Unit

Rebecca Martinez  1 , Kyra Bernstein  1 , Laurence Ring  1 , Samsiya Ona  2 , Caitlin Baptiste  2 , Sbaa Syeda  2 , Aleha Aziz  2 , Kenya Robinson  3 , Natali Valderrama  3 , Jean-Ju Sheen  2 , Mary D'Alton  2 , Dena Goffman  2 , Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman  2 , Leslie Moroz  2 , Ruth Landau  1
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Critical Obstetric Patients During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Operationalizing an Obstetric Intensive Care Unit

Rebecca Martinez et al. Anesth Analg. 2021 Jan.

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ORICU and OBICU staffing models. The ORICU model of staffing was adapted to the needs of the OBICU. Notably, because of complexities in antepartum physiology, while the obstetric anesthesiologist is the attending of record, there is a collaborative effort between the anesthesiologist and MFM obstetrician to provide care. ICU indicates intensive care unit; MFM, maternal-fetal medicine; OBICU, obstetric intensive care unit; ORICU, operating room intensive care unit; PACU, postanesthesia care unit.
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