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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 3. Resuscitation > |
Chapter 16. Resuscitation Issues in Pregnancy
Sections: Resuscitation Issues in Pregnancy: Introduction, Maternal and Fetal Physiologic Changes that Affect Cardiac Arrest, General Principles, Airway and Ventilation Issues, Modifications of CPR, Defibrillation and Medications, Complications from CPR, Postcardiac Arrest Hypothermia, Perimortem Cesarean Section, Cardiac Ischemia, Pulmonary Embolism, Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Special Considerations, Practice Guidelines, References.
Topics Discussed: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; resuscitation in pregnancy.
Excerpt:"Although cardiac arrest in pregnant patients is rare (it is estimated
to occur once in every 30,000 deliveries), the incidence of maternal
death has been increasing recently in the U.S. In 2005, there were
15.1 deaths per 100,000 live births1 However, the
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives of Healthy
People 2010 identified a rate of no more than 3.3 maternal deaths
per 100,000 live births as a national goal.2 Factors
associated with a higher risk of pregnancy-related death include advancing
maternal age, race, increasing live birth order, lack of prenatal care,
and being an unwed mother.3..."
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