Caesarean delivery during maternal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for status asthmaticus.
A patient who sustained a recurrent cardiopulmonary resuscitation due to status asthmaticus during one pregnancy followed by a birth of an apparently normal infant is described. Promptly performed caesarean delivery might have saved the mother and her infant. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is less effective in a near term pregnant woman.
Lurie
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel. drslurie@hotmail.com
Mamet
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D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013224:Status Asthmaticus / Q000628:therapy*