Polytrauma during pregnancy

Autor: Sarita Agrawal, Vinita Singh, Prashant Kumar Nayak, Pushpawati Thakur, Manju Agrawal, Asha Jain
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 63-69 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0975-7341
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7341.118754
Popis: Trauma during pregnancy is an important cause of nonobstetrical cause of maternal mortality & morbidity. Apart from type of injury affecting the maternal & fetal outcome there are several life threatening complications unique to pregnancy like abruption placentae, uterine rupture, amniotic fluid embolism, & direct fetal trauma which needs immediate interventions. Maternal assessment & management during pregnancy needs special consideration to physiological changes during pregnancy as well as fetal surveillance to improve the maternal & fetal outcome. All pregnant trauma patient needs multi disciplinary approach involving obstetrician, neonatologist, obstetric anaesthetist & trauma surgeons.
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