Essential management of obstetric emergencies

Obstetric training in Emergency Medicine: a needs assessment

Background Identification and management of obstetric emergencies is essential in emergency medicine (EM), but exposure to pregnant patients during EM residency training is frequently limited. To date, there is little data describing effective ways to teach residents this material. Current guidelines require completion of 2 weeks of obstetrics or 10 vaginal deliveries, but it is unclear whether...

Role of Obstetric Care Practitioner in the Management of Obstetric Emergencies

Identifying obstetrical emergencies at Kintampo Municipal Hospital: a perspective from pregnant women and nursing midwives.

A hospital based cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted at Kintampo Municipal Hospital in Northern Ghana, to identify obstetric emergencies and barriers to emergency care seeking; examine the perspective of midwives regarding their role in maternity care and management of obstetric emergencies, and explore women's knowledge and response to obstetric emergencies. Study subjects comprise...

Maternal and Fetal Outcome of Obstetric Emergencies in a Tertiary Health Institution in South-Western Nigeria

Objective. This study was carried out to determine the pattern of obstetric emergencies and its influence on maternal and perinatal outcome of obstetric emergencies at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Nigeria. Method. A retrospective study of obstetric emergencies managed over a three-year period at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu,...

Challenges of Obstetric Anesthesia: Difficult Laryngeal Visualization.

Obstetric anesthesia is one of the high risk subspecialties of anesthesia practice. Anesthesia related complications are the sixth leading cause of maternal mortality. Difficult or failed intubation following induction of general anesthesia for CS remains the major contributory factor to anesthesia-related maternal complications. The airway management of obstetric patients is a challenging issu...

Life-threatening complications of pregnancy: Key issues for anaesthetists

ee front matter & 2006 acc.2006.02.003 ng author. Tel.: +0115 9 3891. esses: a.banks@nemsa. t (D. Levy). Summary Acute life-threatening complications can arise during both pregnancy and the early postpartum period and result in maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Substandard care and poor communication have been identified repeatedly as contributory factors to adverse outcomes from obst...