O&G Cases · Critical care — maternal physiology
Critically ill pregnant woman — physiology-modified resuscitation station
A resuscitation station: maternal collapse at 34 weeks with uterine displacement, compression technique, airway risks, perimortem caesarean section at 4 minutes and pregnant reference ranges.
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FRANZCOGMRCOGABOG
Prompt
A woman at 34 weeks collapses on the antenatal ward, unresponsive and pulseless.
Presentation
A woman at 34 weeks collapses on the antenatal ward. She is unresponsive with no palpable pulse.[1]
References2ShowHide
- [1]Chu J, Johnston TA, Geoghegan J, et al. Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Green-top Guideline No. 56. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 2020.PMID 31845507
- [2]Costantine MM Physiologic and pharmacokinetic changes in pregnancy. Frontiers in pharmacology, 2014.PMID 24772083