Sepsis and acute renal failure in pregnancy.

Anesth Analg

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Women and Newborns, Boston, Massachusetts, MA, USA.

Published: February 2009

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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http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181937b7eDOI Listing

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