ICU SAQs · Obstetric critical care
Maternal sepsis — the management
A CICM Second-Part SAQ on the maternal sepsis (the chorioamnionitis) — the bundle, the source control (the delivery), the fluid cautious.
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A woman at 36 weeks gestation presents with fever 39C, tachycardia 130, tachypnoea 28, hypotension 90/50 and a tender uterus. Outline the management.
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A woman at 36 weeks gestation presents with fever 39C, tachycardia 130, tachypnoea 28, hypotension 90/50 and a tender uterus. Outline the management.
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- [3]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.