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Review
. 2009 Sep;2(3):93-9.
doi: 10.1258/om.2009.090024. Epub 2009 Sep 1.

Sepsis in pregnancy and early goal-directed therapy

Julie Joseph  1 , Aneeta Sinha  2 , Michael Paech  3 , Barry N J Walters  4
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Review

Sepsis in pregnancy and early goal-directed therapy

Julie Joseph et al. Obstet Med. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Sepsis is a major cause of serious morbidity and mortality in pregnant women and their babies. Conventional management has evolved over many years. Improved understanding of the underlying pathophysiology and randomized clinical trials have led to recommendations for the formalization and standardization of the management of severe sepsis in non-pregnant patients. Most of these recommendations are applicable to pregnancy. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign and Early Goal Directed Therapy have relevance to the care of pregnant women with serious infection and are reviewed here.

Keywords: early goal-directed therapy; pregnancy; sepsis.

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