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Critical Care of the Pregnant Patient

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The management of a critically ill patient that is pregnant is complex. The illness that places a patient in the ICU may be due to pregnancy itself or underlying medical diseases. Pregnancy-induced hypertension and amniotic fluid embolism are extensively covered in this chapter. Several tables depict information for rapid reading and understanding useful facts and formulas in the pregnant patient.

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  1. Professor of Acute and Continuing Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA

    Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM

  2. Clinical Professor of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA

    Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM

  3. Professor of Medicine and Surgery, UAT, UABC, USON, UPAEP, BUAP - Mexico, Mexico, Mexico

    Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM

  4. President Dorrington Medical Associates, PA, Houston, TX, USA

    Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM

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Varon, J. (2016). Critical Care of the Pregnant Patient. In: Handbook of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31605-5_12

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