Significance of motor vehicle crashes and pelvic injury on fetal mortality: a five-year institutional review.

Background: Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are the leading cause of maternal injury during pregnancy. It is estimated that 1,300 to 13,000 fetal deaths/yr result from maternal MVC.

Methods: Pregnant women with injuries were identified by ICD-9 codes containing pregnancy and injury from hospital medical records and Trauma/ED registries.

Predictors of fetal outcome in pregnant trauma patients: a five-year institutional review.

Injury Severity Score (ISS) and lactate are controversial in predicting fetal outcome. A retrospective review was conducted to determine whether ISS and lactate are valuable in predicting fetal survival in injured pregnant patients. Injured pregnant women were identified by ICD-9 codes from our Trauma Registry, Emergency Department Registry, and hospital medical records.