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  • Title: Critical care in obstetrics: pregnancy-specific conditions.
    Author: Williams J, Mozurkewich E, Chilimigras J, Van De Ven C.
    Journal: Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol; 2008 Oct; 22(5):825-46. PubMed ID: 18775679.
    Abstract:
    This chapter summarizes the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, evaluation and management of six commonly encountered complications unique to pregnancy that require critical care management: obstetric haemorrhage; pre-eclampsia/HELLP (haemolysis-elevated liver enzymes-low platelets) syndrome; acute fatty liver of pregnancy; peripartum cardiomyopathy; amniotic fluid embolism; and trauma.
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