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- Title
A multidisciplinary approach to rescue a full-term pregnant and her fetus after blunt abdominal trauma: A case report and literature review.
- Authors
Mahmood, Ismail; Abdelrahman, Husham; Hakim, Suhail; El-Menyar, Ayman; Rizoli, Sandro; Asim, Mohammad; Al-hassani, Ammar; Abdulrahman, Yassir; Strandvik, Gustav; Al-Thani, Hassan
- Abstract
Blunt abdominal trauma due to motor vehicle crash is one of the leading causes of mortality during pregnancy. Though the trauma team plays a critical role in the initial management, a multidisciplinary contribution is essential to ensure the safety of the mother and her fetus. This case report followed the multidisciplinary approach for the management of a 32-year-old female during the last week of pregnancy. She sustained blunt trauma causing maternal and fetal distress due to abruption of the placenta with a large intrauterine and retroplacental hemorrhage, retro-hepatic and retroperitoneal hemorrhage, pseudoaneurysm of uterine arteries leading to postpartum hemorrhage. Immediate intervention and management at a Level 1 trauma center led to survival of both the mother and infant.
- Subjects
BLUNT trauma; ABRUPTIO placentae; UTERINE artery; TRAFFIC accidents; FETAL distress; LITERATURE reviews
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2022, Vol 2022, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjac559