• Clin Obstet Gynecol · Dec 2014

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    Cardiac arrest during pregnancy.

    • Carlos Montufar-Rueda and Alfredo Gei.
    • *Complejo Hospitalario, Caja de Seguro Social, Panama City, Panama †Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.
    • Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Dec 1;57(4):871-81.

    AbstractCardiac arrest is a rare event during pregnancy. The pregnant population represents a unique subset of cardiac arrest victims. Not only are there unique causes of circulatory collapse during the pregnant state, but the physiological modifications to the maternal physiology during pregnancy require specific modifications to the standard management of the arrest. Lastly, the pregnant victim presents herself with the challenges of a second patient who needs to be considered in the decision-making process.

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