Obstetric Emergencies

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Narrative Reviews

Obstetric Emergencies

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Sections

General | Monitoring & Investigations | Therapies

General

General

Gewarges. Caring for Two: Management of the Critically Ill Cardiac Patient During Pregnancy. JACC Adv 2025;epublished July 24th
Griffin. Obstetric Disorders and Critical Illness. Clin Chest Med 2022;43(3):471-488

Background

Pathophysiology

Conditions

Hypertensive Disorders

Dennis. Perioperative Management of Patients with Preeclampsia: A Comprehensive Review. Anesthesiology 2025;142(2):378-402
Bajpai. Evaluation and Management of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Kidney360 2023;4(10):1512-1525

Postpartum Haemorrhage

Arrhythmias

Conti. Pregnancy Arrhythmias: Management in the Emergency Department and Critical Care. J Clin Med 2024;13(4):1095

Post-Dural Puncture Headache

Thon. Efficacy of therapies for post dural puncture headache. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2024;epublished February 20th

Perimortem Cesarean Section

Larson. Perimortem cesarean section after severe injury: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024;97(5):670-677

Failed C-Section Spinal

Girard. Failed spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery: prevention, identification and management. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2024;epublished February 15th

Gastric Aspiration

Lawson. Gastric emptying in pregnancy and its clinical implications: a narrative review. Br J Anaesth 2024;epublished October 22nd

Pulmonary Hypertension

Ong. Cardiovascular–obstetric state-of-the-art review: pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy. Singapore Med J 2025;66(3):130-140

Complications

Complication

Monitoring & Investigations

Post-Partum Haemorrhage

Liew-Spilger. Viscoelastic Hemostatic Assays for Postpartum Hemorrhage. J Clin Med 2021;10(17):3946

Therapies

General

Last updated August 9th, 2025