title: Acute life-threatening emergencies in preeclampsia--eclampsia.
abstract: Severe dysfunction of the pulmonary, renal, hepatic, and central nervous systems as a consequence of preeclampsia--eclampsia warrant aggressive multidisciplinary management and treatment. Preventive therapy, when possible or early recognition and therapy are clearly associated with improved maternal and neonatal outcome. Should cardiopulmonary arrest occur as a function of the disease process or management, then perimortem cesarean delivery initiated within 4 minutes of maternal cardiac arrest is associated with the highest rates of maternal and neonatal survival.
authors.affiliation: Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Sibai
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy