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- Title
Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in pregnancy. Caesarean section in the second trimester to improve maternal ventilation.
- Authors
Oram, M. P.; Seal, P.; McKinstry, C. E.
- Abstract
We report the case of a 25-year-old woman in the second trimester of pregnancy with acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with miliary tuberculosis. Delivery of the baby by caesarean section at 24 weeks gestation resulted in an immediate and sustained improvement in respiratory function and maternal survival. We believe this to be the first report suggesting a role for caesarean section, performed with the aim of an improvement in maternal respiratory function, at such an early point in pregnancy.
- Publication
Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 2007, Vol 35, Issue 6, p975
- ISSN
0310-057X
- Publication type
journal article