Expecting Trouble - Early Warnings and Rapid Responses in Maternal Medical Care

Informationen zum Autor Lauren A. Plante, MD, MPH, is a professor of both obstetrics & gynecology and anesthesiology, and a subspecialist in maternal-fetal medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. She is additionally credentialed in critical care medicine and has published on the intersection of maternal-fetal medicine and critical care. Klappentext Many institutions have adopted a maternal early warning system in order to identify women at risk of significant morbidity. Once a warning sign is identified, however, a quick response is indicated to keep the patient's condition from deteriorating. This book is a practical resource to help the medical professional address these situations. Zusammenfassung This practical resource has easily accessed emergency management plans to deal with critical conditions in obstetric care, in which maternal health or life is threatened. Decision algorithms and summary boxes are featured throughout for ease of reading. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Rapid response teams. Maternal early warning systems in Obstetrics. Shock. Severe hypertension. Arrhythmia. Chest pain. Hypoxemia. Dyspnea. Oliguria. Seizures. Acute mental status change. Fever. Obstetric hemorrhage I: A trimester-based approach to antepartum hemorrhage. Obstetric haemorrhage II: Postpartum hemorrhage. Acute abdomen. Trauma. Maternal resuscitation. Perimortem Cesarean delivery.

Summary

Many institutions have adopted a maternal early warning system in order to identify women at risk of significant morbidity. Once a warning sign is identified, however, a quick response is indicated to keep the patient’s condition from deteriorating. This book is a practical resource to help the medical professional address these situations.

Product details

• Authors: Lauren A. (Drexel University College of Me Plante
• Assisted by: Lauren A. Plante (Editor), Lauren A. (Drexel University College of Medicine Plante (Editor), Plante Lauren A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780815379737
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-7973-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, Public health & preventive medicine, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Gynaecology & obstetrics, Accident & emergency medicine, Public health and preventive medicine, Accident and emergency medicine