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Review
. 2021 May;21(5):164-171.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2020.12.004. Epub 2021 Feb 6.

Maternal critical care: part II

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Maternal critical care: part II

A Banerjee et al. BJA Educ. 2021 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: critical care; medical emergencies; obstetrics.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Obstetric AKI pathway. (permission received from the Royal College of Physicians, Acute care toolkit 15: Managing acute medical problems in pregnancy) Adapted with permission from the London Acute Kidney Network. LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; MEOWS, Modified Early Obstetric Warning Score; PCR, protein/creatinine ratio; PLT, platelets; RBC, red blood cells.

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