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Trauma is the leading nonobstetric cause of death in pregnant patients, and parturient women have unique physiologies, pathologies, and considerations. The aim of this chapter is to discuss these differences and address ways to treat these patients immediately following trauma and in the critical care setting. The chapter addresses blunt, penetrating, and burn trauma in the pregnant patient. Additionally, it will highlight several common critical pathologies seen in pregnancy such as eclampsia; hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome; and acute respiratory distress syndrome, as well as some pre-existing conditions made more complicated by the pregnant state. |
