Cardiac arrest during pregnancy.
This case involves cardiac arrest of a 29-week old pregnant African American woman, occurring 2 days after surgical correction of an incarcerated ventral hernia with small bowel obstruction. The patient could not be resuscitated from this arrest. Details of the case are presented, and diagnostic and unique management considerations for this uncommon occurrence are set forth.
Peters
Carl W
CW
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0254, USA. cpeters@anest.ufl.edu
Layon
Abraham J
AJ
Edwards
Rodney K
RK
D000328:Adult; D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support; D002585:Cesarean Section; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000401:mortality*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000401:mortality*; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000401:mortality*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome