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  • Title: Burns in pregnancy.
    Author: Pacheco LD, Gei AF, VanHook JW, Saade GR, Hankins GD.
    Journal: Obstet Gynecol; 2005 Nov; 106(5 Pt 2):1210-2. PubMed ID: 16260575.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Treatment of a major burn injury during pregnancy must incorporate modifications in management resulting from gestational physiologic changes. CASE: A 25-year-old woman, at 34 weeks of gestation, sustained a major burn injury at home. She required ventilatory support, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and massive fluid resuscitation. Labor was augmented and a spontaneous vaginal delivery of a healthy neonate was achieved. Later, wound autografting was performed. CONCLUSION: Pregnancy-induced physiologic changes affect key factors in the management of the burned patient, including airway management and hemodynamic support. Multidisciplinary management is essential to achieve the best possible outcome.
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