Critical care in obstetrics: pregnancy-specific conditions.
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چکیده
This chapter summarizes the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, evaluation and management of six commonly encountered complications unique to pregnancy that require critical care management: obstetric haemorrhage; pre-eclampsia/HELLP (haemolysis-elevated liver enzymes-low platelets) syndrome; acute fatty liver of pregnancy; peripartum cardiomyopathy; amniotic fluid embolism; and trauma.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology
دوره 22 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008