Common problems in critically ill obstetric patients, with an emphasis on pharmacotherapy.
Pharmacological treatment of critically ill obstetric patients can be especially challenging due to the complexity of caring for 2 patients, with a paucity of research to support practice. This review will provide practitioners with primary recommendations for management of the critical illnesses most commonly encountered in pregnancy and will discuss the scientific and clinical merit of these recommendations.
Ko
Richard
R
Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
Mazur
Joseph E
JE
Pastis
Nicholas J
NJ
Chang
Eugene
E
Sahn
Steven A
SA
Boylan
Alice M
AM
D016638:Critical Illness; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*