Intensive care units admissions for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and the puerperium: an epidemiological analysis in pernambuco for a period of one decade

Introduction: Hypertensive disease of pregnancy represents the most common complication during pregnancy, presenting significant risks to maternal and fetal health. This condition is characterized by clinical and laboratory impairment, with elevated blood pressure levels that can range from mild to severe. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of epidemiological aspects and the main causes of ICU admission due to the treatment of proteinuria and hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period in Pernambuco. Methodology: Ecological, observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study, carried out using information obtained from the databases of both systems of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS) about hypertension in pregnancy in both search systems: Hospital Information System3 (SIH) and Hospital Morbidity System (SMH) over a 10-year period, between January 2014 and December 2023. Results: There were 93,650 ICU admissions due to pregnancy-specific hypertensive disease in Pernambuco. AI Geres accounts for the largest portion of ICU admissions for women for the treatment of proteinuria and hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, totaling 68,946 cases, which represents approximately 73.6% of the total. Conclusion: It is a disease with a low mortality rate, more prevalent in brown women.