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17 gru 2020 · Logistical difficulties arise in managing the patient with maternal sepsis especially in the peripartum period. The MBRRACE-UK 2014 report states ‘Plans should be in place for provision of critical care on delivery units or maternity care on critical care units.’
17 mar 2020 · Sepsis remains a major cause for the admission of pregnant women to the intensive care unit and is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The causes of maternal sepsis include obstetric and non-obstetric causes.
SOMANZ (Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand) guideline aims to provide evidence based guidance for the investigation and care of women with sepsis in pregnancy or the postpartum period. The guideline is evidence based and incorporates recent changes in the definition of sepsis.
23 sty 2019 · Sepsis is increasingly recognized as an important preventable cause of maternal death. The purpose of this guideline is to summarize what is known about sepsis and to provide guidance for the management of sepsis in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Recognising the patient with sepsis is paramount and is the first step in appropriate assessment and management. The flowchart in Figure 1 summarises the clinical steps involved in the assess-ment and management of sepsis in pregnancy. We recommend using the obstetrically modified qSOFA (omq-SOFA) (Table 1).
12 lis 2019 · This table uses a composite of physiological variables of pregnancy and biomarkers to identify pregnant women with an increased risk of morbidity in association with suspected sepsis. Patients with an SOS score ≥6 are more likely to be admitted to intensive care.
Table 1 summarizes the key strategies for management of sepsis in pregnant and postpartum women. Consult Maternal-Fetal Medicine promptly in cases of suspected sepsis in pregnant or recently postpartum patients.
