Perimortem Caesarean Delivery: Late is Better than Not
“To date, approximately one-third of the women who die during pregnancy remain undelivered at the time of death” Guidelines recommend […]
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A better way to tilt pregnant patients?
To alleviate aortocaval compression, it is recommended to tilt pregnant patients into the left lateral tilt position during resuscitation. Aortocaval […]
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Prehospital resuscitative hysterotomy
My colleagues and I describe a tragic case in this month’s European Journal of Emergency Medicine1. Our physican-paramedic team was […]
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Saving mothers' lives
The eighth Report of the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the UK investigates the deaths of 261 women who […]
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African study on cricoid pressure
A colleague told me about a cricoid pressure paper I would otherwise have missed, since I don’t normally check out […]
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Fibrinogen concentrate
A case report of massive obstetric haemorrhage due to placental abruption describes the successful management of haemorrhage associated with a […]
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A-a gradient unhelpful in pregnancy
Given that thromboembolism is the leading cause of maternal death in the UK according to the latest UK CEMACE report, it […]
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Misoprostol for PPH
Misoprostol is a prostaglandin analogue with uterotonic activity. It was compared with placebo in its sublingual form in a randomised […]