Open AccessManagement of critically ill obstetric patients: A review
Author(s) -
Manpreet Kaur,
Preet Mohinder Singh,
Anjan Trikha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of obstetric anaesthesia and critical care/journal of obstetric anaesthesia and critial care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9539
pISSN - 2249-4472
DOI - 10.4103/joacc.joacc_21_17
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , intensive care medicine , multidisciplinary approach , social science , sociology
Critically ill obstetric patients present a unique challenge as outcome of indwelling life is dependent upon the maternal well-being. Optimal patient management involves early detection and the multidisciplinary treatment by obstetricians, pediatricians, and anesthesiologists based on knowledge of physiological and pathophysiological alterations. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the available literature for the management of critically ill obstetric patient and recent update on commonly encountered situations