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11348752

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
Burns suffered during pregnancy is rare and can be a devastating injury. The presence of a fetus creates many special maternal physiological changes, and the burn wound places additional great stress on systems that are already highly modified. Most of the literature has come from developing countries, and most reports from developed countries have come before 1980 and do not reflect the current standard of care. We have compiled a retrospective review of eight patients burned during pregnancy. The total body surface area (TBSA) burned ranged from 1 to 85% in these patients, and all survived the injury. All patients gave birth to healthy children except the most severely burned patient, whose child suffers from cerebral palsy. Based on our experience as well as a review of the literature, management recommendations are proposed. These include: (1) early pregnancy test for all female patients of childbearing age, (2) prompt and aggressive fluid resuscitation, (3) early supplemental oxygen and low threshold for mechanical ventilatory support, (4) early delivery of the fetus if the pregnancy is in the third trimester, and (5) high suspicion for venous thrombosis and sepsis, with early and aggressive treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0305-4179
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
394-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of burn injuries during pregnancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article