Septic Shock and Cardiac Arrest in Obstetrics: A Practical Simplified Clinical View

Luis D Pacheco; Megan C Shepherd; George S Saade

doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2022.02.002

Septic Shock and Cardiac Arrest in Obstetrics: A Practical Simplified Clinical View

Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2022 Sep;49(3):461-471. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.02.002.

Authors

Luis D Pacheco¹, Megan C Shepherd², George S Saade²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0587, USA; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Surgical Critical Care, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0587, USA. Electronic address: ldpachec@utmb.edu.
² Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0587, USA.

PMID: 36122979
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.02.002

Abstract

Septic shock and cardiac arrest during pregnancy, despite being uncommon, carry a high mortality rate among pregnant individuals. Basic initial management strategies are fundamental to improve clinical outcomes; obstetricians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists need to be familiar with such interventions.

Keywords: Cardiac arrest; Pregnancy; Septic shock.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Heart Arrest* / therapy
Humans
Obstetrics*
Pregnancy
Shock, Septic* / diagnosis
Shock, Septic* / therapy