Septic Shock in Obstetrics

Septic shock in obstetric patients can be prevented by recognition of patients at risk and aggressive intervention in the warm-hypotensive phase. These patients must be monitored closely. Rarely will an obstetrical floor be capable of providing adequate monitoring of these patients; therefore, the p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical obstetrics and gynecology 1984-03, Vol.27 (1), p.3-10
Hauptverfasser: Knuppel, Robert A, Rao, Papineni S, Cavanagh, Denis
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Septic shock in obstetric patients can be prevented by recognition of patients at risk and aggressive intervention in the warm-hypotensive phase. These patients must be monitored closely. Rarely will an obstetrical floor be capable of providing adequate monitoring of these patients; therefore, the patient should be transferred to an intensive care unit. Individualize therapy, but do not procrastinate in the surgical removal of the nidus of infection.
ISSN:0009-9201
1532-5520
DOI:10.1097/00003081-198403000-00004