Managing acute collapse in pregnant women

• Published in: Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 339 - 355
• Main Authors: Lombaard, Hennie, Soma-Pillay, Priya, Farrell, El-Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2009
• Subjects: acute aortic dissection; acute collapse; acute coronary syndrome; amniotic fluid embolism; anaphylaxis; Anesthesia, Obstetrical - adverse effects; Anesthesia, Obstetrical - mortality; Anesthetics - adverse effects; Aneurysm, Dissecting - complications; Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis; Aneurysm, Dissecting - therapy; cerebrovascular incidents and anaesthetic complications; Diagnosis, Differential; Early Diagnosis; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid - diagnosis; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid - mortality; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid - therapy; failed intubation; Female; Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects; Humans; Incidence; mechanical prosthetic heart valves; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - mortality; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - therapy; pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis; Pulmonary Embolism - mortality; Pulmonary Embolism - therapy; Risk Assessment; Stroke - complications; Stroke - diagnosis; Stroke - therapy; Syncope - etiology; Syncope - mortality; Syncope - therapy; acute coronary syndrome; cerebrovascular incidents and anaesthetic complications; acute aortic dissection; amniotic fluid embolism; acute collapse; anaphylaxis; pulmonary embolism; failed intubation; mechanical prosthetic heart valves
• ISSN: 1521-6934; 1532-1932; 1532-1932
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.01.005

The most important causes of acute collapse in pregnancy are pulmonary embolism, amniotic fluid embolism, acute coronary syndrome, thrombosed mechanical prosthetic heart valves, acute aortic dissection, cerebrovascular incidents and anaesthetic complications like failed intubation, anaphylaxis, and...