Cardiac arrest in pregnancy: A scientific statement from the American heart association

Circulation

Volumn 132, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 1747-1773

  Jeejeebhoy, Farida M ^a   Zelop, Carolyn M ^a   Lipman, Steve ^a   Carvalho, Brendan ^a   Joglar, Jose ^a   Mhyre, Jill M ^a   Katz, Vern L ^a   Lapinsky, Stephen E ^a   Einav, Sharon ^a   Warnes, Carole A ^a   Page, Richard L ^a   Griffin, Russell E ^a   Jain, Amish ^a   Dainty, Katie N ^a   Arafeh, Julie ^a   Windrim, Rory ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a   Callaway, Clifton W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Heart arrest; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

AIRWAY; BREATHING; CESAREAN SECTION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FETAL MONITOR; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ANOXIA; CARDIOVERSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FETUS DEATH; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NEWBORN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANOXIA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CRITICAL CARE; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 84947126177     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000300     Document Type: Review

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