Perimortem caesarean section: Rethinking the resuscitation codes?
Perimortem cesarean section is being recommended in pregnant women beyond 20-week gestation who are in extremis or cardiac arrest and in whom resuscitation appears to be failing. Aortocaval compression is removed by the delivery that promotes cardiac output in response to chest compressions. Feto-ma...
| Published in: | Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2013;volume=3;issue=1;spage=35;epage=36;aulast=Mathur |