Critical care in obstetrics: pregnancy-specific conditions.

Abstract

This chapter summarizes the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, evaluation and management of six commonly encountered complications unique to pregnancy that require critical care management: obstetric haemorrhage; pre-eclampsia/HELLP (haemolysis-elevated liver enzymes-low platelets) syndrome; acute fatty liver of pregnancy; peripartum cardiomyopathy; amniotic fluid embolism; and trauma.

• Authors: Jennifer Williams, Ellen Mozurkewich, Julie Chilimigras, Cosmas Van De Ven
• Journal: Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology (Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol) Vol. 22 Issue 5 Pg. 825-46 (Oct 2008) ISSN: 1532-1932 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 18775679 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Critical Care (methods)
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (diagnosis, therapy)
• Fatty Liver (diagnosis, therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Pre-Eclampsia (diagnosis, therapy)
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications (diagnosis, therapy)
• Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular (diagnosis, therapy)
• Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic (diagnosis, therapy)
• Prenatal Care (methods)
• Prognosis
• Wounds and Injuries (diagnosis, therapy)