title: Common problems in critically ill obstetric patients, with an emphasis on pharmacotherapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Pastis
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sahn
authors.forename: Alice M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Boylan
mesh_terms: 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*