Acute traumatic tetraplegia during pregnancy.
A case of acute traumatic tetraplegia during pregnancy resulting in maternal death is presented, and problems of management are discussed. Difficulties experienced by the mother were intractable urinary tract infection and respiratory insufficiency; those in the neonate were prematurity and the effects of drugs administered to the mother.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010638:Phenoperidine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications*; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology
D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D010638:Phenoperidine