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Perimortem Caesarean section: two case reports and a management protocol
Author(s) -
Tang Georgiana,
Nada Wagdy,
Gyaneshwar Rajat,
Crooke David
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2000.tb01169.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , protocol (science) , medicine , section (typography) , event (particle physics) , medical emergency , obstetrics , pregnancy , alternative medicine , computer science , pathology , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , operating system
Summary: Perimortem Caesarean section is a rare clinical event. Two cases are reported. Both cases had poor outcomes. The impact of this was traumatic for the trainee specialists who managed the two cases. The relevant literature has been reviewed and a protocol for the management of this rare emergency is presented.