title: Perimortem Caesarean section: two case reports and a management protocol.
abstract: Perimortem Caesarean section is a rare clinical event. Two cases are reported. Both cases had poor outcomes. The impact of this was traumatic for the trainee specialists who managed the two cases. The relevant literature has been reviewed and a protocol for the management of this rare emergency is presented.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nada
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gyaneshwar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crooke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003663:Decision Trees; D004630:Emergencies; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*