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Anesth Analg 2009; 108:572-575
© 2009 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181937b7e
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OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY

Sepsis and Acute Renal Failure in Pregnancy

Samuel M. Galvagno, Jr., DO, and William Camann, MD

From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to William Camann, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Women and Newborns, Boston, Massachusetts, MA 2115. Address e-mail to wcamann{at}partners.org.

Abstract

The unique physiology of pregnancy poses several problems for clinicians charged with caring for critically ill pregnant patients. This focused review summarizes two problems encountered in critically ill pregnant patients: pregnancy-related sepsis and acute renal failure. Common causes, and the effects of pregnancy on diagnosis and treatment are discussed.






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