title: Hepatic rupture complicating eclampsia in pregnancy.
abstract: We describe hepatic rupture in a 37-yr-old woman admitted to the intensive care unit after an eclamptic convulsion. The intensive care and surgical management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Shackleton Department of Anaesthesia, Southampton General Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karadia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walford
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McSwiney
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous