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Lim MJ, Lakshminrusimha S, Hedriana H, Albertson T. Pregnancy and Severe ARDS with COVID-19: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Outcomes and Treatment. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2023; 28:101426. [PMID: 36964118 PMCID: PMC9990893 DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2023.101426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Pregnancy-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is fast becoming a growing and clinically relevant subgroup of ARDS amidst global outbreaks of various viral respiratory pathogens that include H1N1-influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS), and the most recent COVID-19 pandemic. Pregnancy is a risk factor for severe viral-induced ARDS and commonly associated with poor maternal and fetal outcomes including fetal growth-restriction, preterm birth, and spontaneous abortion. Physiologic changes of pregnancy further compounded by mechanical and immunologic alterations are theorized to impact the development of ARDS from viral pneumonia. The COVID-19 sub-phenotype of ARDS share overlapping molecular features of maternal pathogenicity of pregnancy with respect to immune-dysregulation and endothelial/microvascular injury (i.e., preeclampsia) that may in part explain a trend toward poor maternal and fetal outcomes seen with severe COVID-19 maternal infections. To date, current ARDS diagnostic criteria and treatment management fail to include and consider physiologic adaptations that are unique to maternal physiology of pregnancy and consideration of maternal-fetal interactions. Treatment focused on lung-protective ventilation strategies have been shown to improve clinical outcomes in adults with ARDS but may have adverse maternal-fetal interactions when applied in pregnancy-related ARDS. No specific pharmacotherapy has been identified to improve outcomes in pregnancy with ARDS. Adjunctive therapies aimed at immune-modulation and anti-viral treatment with COVID-19 infection during pregnancy have been reported but data in regard to its efficacy and safety is currently lacking.
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- Michelle J Lim
- UC Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care and Neonatology, Sacramento, CA, USA.
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- UC Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care and Neonatology, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- UC Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- UC Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Filippi L, Scaramuzzo RT, Pascarella F, Pini A, Morganti R, Cammalleri M, Bagnoli P, Ciantelli M. Fetal oxygenation in the last weeks of pregnancy evaluated through the umbilical cord blood gas analysis. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1140021. [PMID: 37152310 PMCID: PMC10160648 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1140021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Introduction Embryo and fetus grow and mature over the first trimester of pregnancy in a dynamic hypoxic environment, where placenta development assures an increased oxygen availability. However, it is unclear whether and how oxygenation changes in the later trimesters and, more specifically, in the last weeks of pregnancy. Methods Observational study that evaluated the gas analysis of the umbilical cord blood collected from a cohort of healthy newborns with gestational age ≥37 weeks. Umbilical venous and arterial oxygen levels as well as fetal oxygen extraction were calculated to establish whether oxygenation level changes over the last weeks of pregnancy. In addition, fetal lactate, and carbon dioxide production were analyzed to establish whether oxygen oscillations may induce metabolic effects in utero. Results This study demonstrates a progressive increase in fetal oxygenation levels from the 37th to the 41st weeks of gestation (mean venous PaO2 approximately from 20 to 25 mmHg; p < 0.001). This increase is largely attributable to growing umbilical venous PaO2, regardless of delivery modalities. In neonates born by vaginal delivery, the increased oxygen availability is associated with a modest increase in oxygen extraction, while in neonates born by cesarean section, it is associated with reduced lactate production. Independently from the type of delivery, carbon dioxide production moderately increased. These findings suggest a progressive shift from a prevalent anaerobic metabolism (Warburg effect) towards a growing aerobic metabolism. Conclusion This study confirms that fetuses grow in a hypoxic environment that becomes progressively less hypoxic in the last weeks of gestation. The increased oxygen availability seems to favor aerobic metabolic shift during the last weeks of intrauterine life; we hypothesize that this environmental change may have implications for fetal maturation during intrauterine life.
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- Luca Filippi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Neonatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
- Correspondence: Luca Filippi
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Statistics, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of General Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of General Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Pregnant women are at increased risk for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and COVID-19-related complications. Their increased risk in conjuncture with the normal physiologic changes in pregnancy poses unique challenges for the management of the critically ill pregnant patient. This article will review the initial management of pregnant patients who develop acute hypoxic respiratory failure and subsequent treatment of those that deteriorate to acute respiratory distress syndrome and require advanced therapies. Moreover, fetal monitoring and timing of delivery will be reviewed.
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- Matthew Levitus
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston MA 02215, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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Gottlieb J, Capetian P, Hamsen U, Janssens U, Karagiannidis C, Kluge S, Nothacker M, Roiter S, Volk T, Worth H, Fühner T. German S3 Guideline: Oxygen Therapy in the Acute Care of Adult Patients. Respiration 2021; 101:214-252. [PMID: 34933311 DOI: 10.1159/000520294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Oxygen (O2) is a drug with specific biochemical and physiological properties, a range of effective doses and may have side effects. In 2015, 14% of over 55,000 hospital patients in the UK were using oxygen. 42% of patients received this supplemental oxygen without a valid prescription. Health care professionals are frequently uncertain about the relevance of hypoxemia and have low awareness about the risks of hyperoxemia. Numerous randomized controlled trials about targets of oxygen therapy have been published in recent years. A national guideline is urgently needed. METHODS A national S3 guideline was developed and published within the Program for National Disease Management Guidelines (AWMF) with participation of 10 medical associations. A literature search was performed until February 1, 2021, to answer 10 key questions. The Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) System ("The Oxford 2011 Levels of Evidence") was used to classify types of studies in terms of validity. Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) was used for assessing the quality of evidence and for grading guideline recommendation, and a formal consensus-building process was performed. RESULTS The guideline includes 34 evidence-based recommendations about indications, prescription, monitoring and discontinuation of oxygen therapy in acute care. The main indication for O2 therapy is hypoxemia. In acute care both hypoxemia and hyperoxemia should be avoided. Hyperoxemia also seems to be associated with increased mortality, especially in patients with hypercapnia. The guideline provides recommended target oxygen saturation for acute medicine without differentiating between diagnoses. Target ranges for oxygen saturation are based depending on ventilation status risk for hypercapnia. The guideline provides an overview of available oxygen delivery systems and includes recommendations for their selection based on patient safety and comfort. CONCLUSION This is the first national guideline on the use of oxygen in acute care. It addresses health care professionals using oxygen in acute out-of-hospital and in-hospital settings.
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- Jens Gottlieb
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Trauma Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Medical Intensive Care Medicine, St. Antonius Hospital, Eschweiler, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Cologne-Merheim Hospital, ARDS and ECMO Centre, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Witten/Herdecke University Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- AWMF-Institute for Medical Knowledge Management, Marburg, Germany
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- Intensive Care Unit, Israelite Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Saarland, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Siloah Hospital, Hannover, Germany
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Gottlieb J, Capetian P, Hamsen U, Janssens U, Karagiannidis C, Kluge S, König M, Markewitz A, Nothacker M, Roiter S, Unverzagt S, Veit W, Volk T, Witt C, Wildenauer R, Worth H, Fühner T. [German S3 Guideline - Oxygen Therapy in the Acute Care of Adult Patients]. Pneumologie 2021; 76:159-216. [PMID: 34474487 DOI: 10.1055/a-1554-2625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oxygen (O2) is a drug with specific biochemical and physiologic properties, a range of effective doses and may have side effects. In 2015, 14 % of over 55 000 hospital patients in the UK were using oxygen. 42 % of patients received this supplemental oxygen without a valid prescription. Healthcare professionals are frequently uncertain about the relevance of hypoxemia and have low awareness about the risks of hyperoxemia. Numerous randomized controlled trials about targets of oxygen therapy have been published in recent years. A national guideline is urgently needed. METHODS A S3-guideline was developed and published within the Program for National Disease Management Guidelines (AWMF) with participation of 10 medical associations. Literature search was performed until Feb 1st 2021 to answer 10 key questions. The Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) System ("The Oxford 2011 Levels of Evidence") was used to classify types of studies in terms of validity. Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) was used and for assessing the quality of evidence and for grading guideline recommendation and a formal consensus-building process was performed. RESULTS The guideline includes 34 evidence-based recommendations about indications, prescription, monitoring and discontinuation of oxygen therapy in acute care. The main indication for O2 therapy is hypoxemia. In acute care both hypoxemia and hyperoxemia should be avoided. Hyperoxemia also seems to be associated with increased mortality, especially in patients with hypercapnia. The guideline provides recommended target oxygen saturation for acute medicine without differentiating between diagnoses. Target ranges for oxygen saturation are depending on ventilation status risk for hypercapnia. The guideline provides an overview of available oxygen delivery systems and includes recommendations for their selection based on patient safety and comfort. CONCLUSION This is the first national guideline on the use of oxygen in acute care. It addresses healthcare professionals using oxygen in acute out-of-hospital and in-hospital settings. The guideline will be valid for 3 years until June 30, 2024.
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- Jens Gottlieb
- Klinik für Pneumologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.,Biomedical Research in End-stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH) im Deutschen Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL)
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- Klinik für Neurologie, Neurologische Intensivstation, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
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- Fachbereich für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Bochum
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- Innere Medizin und internistische Intensivmedizin, Sankt Antonius Hospital GmbH, Eschweiler
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- Abteilung für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, ARDS/ECMO Zentrum, Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim
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- Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Hamburg
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- Deutscher Berufsverband Rettungsdienst e. V., Lübeck
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- ehem. Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e. V., Marburg
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- Bundesverband der Organtransplantierten e. V., Marne
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar
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- Seniorprofessor Innere Medizin und Pneumologie, Charité Berlin
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- Krankenhaus Siloah, Klinik für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Klinikum Region Hannover.,Biomedical Research in End-stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH) im Deutschen Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL)
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Interventions for Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Abnormalities. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2021; 63:635-644. [PMID: 32732505 DOI: 10.1097/grf.0000000000000552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Intrapartum fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations may represent interrupted oxygen transfer to the fetus. In many cases, these interruptions are transient and do not result in progressive fetal acidemia with risk for asphyxia and neurological compromise. When significant FHR decelerations are present, reversible causes of reduced fetal oxygen delivery should be considered and corrective measures should be undertaken to optimize oxygenation. In this review, we describe potential intrapartum causes of reduced fetal oxygen delivery and the efficacy of common interventions for an abnormal FHR tracing.
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Pulmonary Hypertension Complicating Pregnancy. CURRENT PULMONOLOGY REPORTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13665-021-00275-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Purpose of review
This study aims to describe the pathophysiology of pregnancy in pulmonary hypertension (PH) and review recent literature on maternal and fetal outcomes.
Recent findings
There is an increasing number of pregnant women with PH. Maternal mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) ranges from 9 to 25%, most commonly from heart failure and arrythmias. The highest risk of death is peri-partum and post-partum. Fetal/neonatal morbidity and mortality are also substantial. There are high rates of prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation, and preeclampsia. Women should be referred to expert centers for management. Combination PAH therapy with parenteral prostacyclin and a phosphodiesterase type V inhibitor is recommended. Induced vaginal delivery is preferred, except in cases of severe heart failure or obstetric indications for cesarean section.
Summary
Despite advances in management, pregnancy in PAH remains a high-risk condition and should be prevented.
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- Mohan Pammi
- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Texas Children's Fetal Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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- Texas Children's Fetal Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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Chuai Y, Jiang W, Xu X, Wang A, Yao Y, Chen L. Maternal oxygen exposure may not change umbilical cord venous partial pressure of oxygen: non-random, paired venous and arterial samples from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2020; 20:510. [PMID: 32887557 PMCID: PMC7650259 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03212-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Despite the widespread use of oxygen (O2) in intrauterine resuscitation, the obstetric scientists’ understanding of O2 therapy is full of contradictions. We tested the hypothesis that higher maternal arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) is associated with higher umbilical cord venous PO2 (UvPO2). Methods This is a planned secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial (RCT), 443 normal women were 1:1 randomly allocated to receive 2 L/min O2 or room air from the onset of second stage to delivery. We reported that maternal 2 L/min O2 exposure cannot affect the umbilical cord arterial pH or the fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern. In 217 non-random samples, we found 2 L/min O2 exposure increased the maternal arterial PO2 to the median 150 mmHg (hemoglobin would be saturated). The primary outcome for this analysis was UvPO2 in these non-random samples. Results There were no significant differences between the O2 group (N = 107) and the control group (N = 110) in the UvPO2 (median 30.2, interquartile 25.4–35.2 versus median 28.3, interquartile 23.4–35.3, mmHg, P = 0.379). There were also no significant differences between room air and different percentiles of O2 exposure duration (< 25th, ≧ 25th < 50th, ≧ 50th < 75th, ≧ 75th percentile) in the UvPO2. Conclusions Maternal O2 exposure at super-physiological levels (median arterial blood PO2 150 mmHg) in normal labor may not change the UvPO2. Clinical trial registration ClinicalTrials.govNCT02221440, first posted in 20 August 2014.
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- Yunhai Chuai
- Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Fuxing Road No. 28, Beijing, 100853, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Chaoyang Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine Emergency Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Fuxing Road No. 28, Beijing, 100853, China. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Fuxing Road No. 28, Beijing, 100853, China. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Wilson DL, Howard ME, Fung AM, O’Donoghue FJ, Barnes M, Lappas M, Walker SP. The presence of coexisting sleep-disordered breathing among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy does not worsen perinatal outcome. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229568. [PMID: 32101584 PMCID: PMC7043804 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Objective To determine whether the presence of co-existing sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with worse perinatal outcomes among women diagnosed with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP), compared with normotensive controls. Study design Women diagnosed with HDP (gestational hypertension or preeclampsia) and BMI- and gestation-matched controls underwent polysomnography in late pregnancy to determine if they had coexisting SDB. Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring accompanied the sleep study, and third trimester fetal growth velocity was assessed using ultrasound. Cord blood was taken at delivery to measure key regulators of fetal growth. Results SDB was diagnosed in 52.5% of the HDP group (n = 40) and 38.1% of the control group (n = 42); p = .19. FHR decelerations were commonly observed during sleep, but the presence of SDB did not increase this risk in either the HDP or control group (HDP group—SDB = 35.3% vs. No SDB = 40.0%, p = 1.0; control group—SDB = 41.7% vs. No SDB = 25.0%, p = .44), nor did SDB affect the total number of decelerations overnight (HDP group—SDB = 2.7 ± 1.0 vs. No SDB = 2.8 ± 2.1, p = .94; control group—SDB = 2.0 ± 0.8 vs. No SDB = 2.0 ± 0.7, p = 1.0). Fetal growth restriction was the strongest predictor of fetal heart rate events during sleep (aOR 5.31 (95% CI 1.26–22.26), p = .02). The presence of SDB also did not adversely affect fetal growth; in fact among women with HDP, SDB was associated with significantly larger customised birthweight centiles (43.2% ± 38.3 vs. 16.2% ± 27.0, p = .015) and fewer growth restricted babies at birth (30% vs. 68.4%, p = .026) compared to HDP women without SDB. There was no impact of SDB on measures of fetal growth for the control group. Cord blood measures of fetal growth did not show any adverse effect among women with SDB, either in the HDP or control group. Conclusion We did not find that the presence of mild SDB worsened fetal acute or longitudinal outcomes, either among women with HDP or BMI-matched normotensive controls. Unexpectedly, we found the presence of SDB conferred a better prognosis in HDP in terms of fetal growth. The fetus has considerable adaptive capacity to withstand in utero hypoxia, which may explain our mostly negative findings. In addition, SDB in this cohort was mostly mild. It may be that fetal sequelae will only be unmasked in the setting of more severe degrees of SDB and/or underlying placental disease.
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- Danielle L. Wilson
- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Qian G, Xu X, Chen L, Xia S, Wang A, Chuai Y, Jiang W. The effect of maternal low flow oxygen administration during the second stage of labour on umbilical cord artery pH: a randomised controlled trial. BJOG 2018; 124:678-685. [PMID: 28224745 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of maternal low flow oxygen administration during the second stage of labour on umbilical cord artery pH. DESIGN A randomised controlled trial. SETTING A tertiary teaching hospital in China. POPULATION Women in the second stage of labour with no complications. METHODS About 443 women were randomly allocated to receive either supplemental oxygen at a flow rate of 2 l/min or a sham supplementation by nasal cannula. Healthcare providers, women and outcome assessors were blinded to allocation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Umbilical cord artery pH and fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern. RESULTS Baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups. There were no significant differences between the two groups in the umbilical cord artery pH [median 7.261, interquartile range (IQR) 7.228-7.295 versus 7.266 (IQR 7.232-7.297), P = 0.64], the proportion with pH less than 7.2 [30/219 versus 34/224, P = 0.66, RR (relative risk) 0.9, 95% CI 0.57-1.42], and the proportion with normal FHR pattern (147/219 versus 153/224, P = 0.79, RR 0.98, 95% CI 0.86-1.12). Maternal partial pressure of dissolved oxygen was significantly higher in the oxygen group than in the sham group [median 150.0 mmHg (IQR 142.6-156.7) versus 112.0 (IQR 104.8-118.3), P < 0.001], whereas carbon dioxide was significantly lower in the oxygen group than in the sham group (mean difference -1.1, 95% CI -2.1 to -0.1, P = 0.03). CONCLUSION The use of 2 l/min maternal oxygen during the second stage of labour did not adversely affect either the umbilical artery pH or the FHR pattern distribution. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT No difference in abnormal fetal acid base or normal heart rate if maternal O2 given, randomised trial finds.
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- G Qian
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Anaesthesia, Chaoyang Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine Emergency Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Kirschner KM, Sciesielski LK, Krueger K, Scholz H. Wilms tumor protein-dependent transcription of VEGF receptor 2 and hypoxia regulate expression of the testis-promoting gene Sox9 in murine embryonic gonads. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:20281-20291. [PMID: 29042436 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.816751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Wilms tumor protein 1 (WT1) has been implicated in the control of several genes in sexual development, but its function in gonad formation is still unclear. Here, we report that WT1 stimulates expression of Kdr, the gene encoding VEGF receptor 2, in murine embryonic gonads. We found that WT1 and KDR are co-expressed in Sertoli cells of the testes and somatic cells of embryonic ovaries. Vivo-morpholino-mediated WT1 knockdown decreased Kdr transcripts in cultured embryonic gonads at multiple developmental stages. Furthermore, WT1 bound to the Kdr promoter in the chromatin of embryonic testes and ovaries. Forced expression of the WT1(-KTS) isoform, which functions as a transcription factor, increased KDR mRNA levels, whereas the WT1(+KTS) isoform, which acts presumably on the post-transcriptional level, did not. ChIP indicated that WT1(-KTS), but not WT1(+KTS), binds to the KDR promoter. Treatment with the KDR tyrosine kinase inhibitor SU1498 or the KDR ligand VEGFA revealed that KDR signaling represses the testis-promoting gene Sox9 in embryonic XX gonads. WT1 knockdown abrogated the stimulatory effect of SU1498-mediated KDR inhibition on Sox9 expression. Exposure to 1% O2 to mimic the low-oxygen conditions in the embryo increased Vegfa expression but did not affect Sox9 mRNA levels in gonadal explants. However, incubation in 1% O2 in the presence of SU1498 significantly reduced Sox9 transcripts in cultured testes and increased Sox9 levels in ovaries. These findings demonstrate that both the local oxygen environment and WT1, which enhances KDR expression, contribute to sex-specific Sox9 expression in developing murine gonads.
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- Klinik für Neonatologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Benson MD, Padovano A, Bourjeily G, Zhou Y. Maternal collapse: Challenging the four-minute rule. EBioMedicine 2016; 6:253-257. [PMID: 27211568 PMCID: PMC4856753 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Introduction The current approach to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation of pregnant women in the third trimester has been to adhere to the “four-minute rule”: If pulses have not returned within 4 min of the start of resuscitation, perform a cesarean birth so that birth occurs in the next minute. This investigation sought to re-examine the evidence for the four-minute rule. Methods A literature review focused on perimortem cesarean birth was performed using the same key words that were used in formulating the “four-minute rule.” Maternal and neonatal injury free survival rates as a function of arrest to birth intervals were determined, as well as actual incision to birth intervals. Results Both maternal and neonatal injury free survival rates diminished steadily as the time interval from maternal arrest to birth increased. There was no evidence for any specific survival threshold at 4 min. Skin incision to birth intervals of 1 min occurred in only 10% of women. Conclusion Once a decision to deliver is made, care providers should proceed directly to Cesarean birth during maternal cardiac arrest in the third trimester rather than waiting for 4 min for restoration of the maternal pulse. Birth within 1 min from the start of the incision is uncommon in these circumstances. Half of maternal/fetal pairs who are delivered by Cesarean birth within 25 min survive without injury. The injury free survival rate for both has a roughly linear decrease as the time interval from arrest to birth increases. Very few babies could be delivered within 1 min of the Cesarean section incision.
This information suggests that the current cardio-pulmonary resuscitation guideline in pregnancy, known as the four-minute rule, needs to be changed. Injury free survival for both mother and baby decreases steadily from the moment of cardiac arrest until cesarean birth. Furthermore, in actual practice, the baby usually cannot be delivered within 1 min of the start of surgery. Once a decision for delivery has been made, Cesarean birth should be initiated promptly without waiting for 4 min. In practice, the recommendation to proceed to cesarean birth without delay is also likely to result in less confusion than the current “Four-Minute rule.”
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- M D Benson
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, NorthShore University Health System and Advocate Condell Medical Center, United States.
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- Washington University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, United States
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- Center for Biomedical Research Informatics, NorthShore Research Institute, United States
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Schwaiberger D, Karcz M, Menk M, Papadakos PJ, Dantoni SE. Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation in the Pregnant Patient. Crit Care Clin 2015; 32:85-95. [PMID: 26600446 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Fewer than 2% of all peripartal patients need intensive care unit admission. But due to some anatomic and physiologic changes in pregnancy, respiratory failure can be promoted. This article reviews several obstetric and nonobstetric diseases that lead to respiratory failure and the treatment of these. Furthermore, invasive and noninvasive ventilation in pregnancy is discussed and suggestions of medication during ventilation are given.
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- David Schwaiberger
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin 13353, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin 13353, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box 604, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Bellevue Women's Center/Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York, USA; Department OB/GYN, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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Respiratory failure affects up to 0.2% of pregnancies, more commonly in the postpartum period. Altered maternal respiratory physiology affects the assessment and management of these patients. Respiratory failure may result from pregnancy-specific conditions such as preeclampsia, amniotic fluid embolism or peripartum cardiomyopathy. Pregnancy may increase the risk or severity of other conditions, including thromboembolism, asthma, viral pneumonitis, and gastric acid aspiration. Management during pregnancy is similar to the nonpregnant patient. Endotracheal intubation in pregnancy carries an increased risk, due to airway edema and rapid oxygen desaturation following apnea. Few data are available to direct prolonged mechanical ventilation in pregnancy. Chest wall compliance is reduced, perhaps permitting slightly higher airway pressures. Optimizing oxygenation is important, but data on the use of permissive hypercapnia are limited. Delivery of the fetus does not always improve maternal respiratory function, but should be considered if benefit to the fetus is anticipated.
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- Stephen E Lapinsky
- Mount Sinai Hospital and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Lapinsky SE, Rojas-Suarez JA, Crozier TM, Vasquez DN, Barrett N, Austin K, Plotnikow GA, Orellano K, Bourjeily G. Mechanical ventilation in critically-ill pregnant women: a case series. Int J Obstet Anesth 2015; 24:323-8. [PMID: 26355021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Approximately 0.1-0.2% of pregnancies are complicated by respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilatory support, but few data exist to inform clinical management. This study aimed to characterize current practice and the effect of delivery on respiratory function. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of pregnant women who received mechanical ventilation for more than 24h, from four intensive care units in institutions with large-volume obstetric units. RESULTS Data were collected from 29 patients with a mean gestation at intensive care unit admission of 25.3 ± 6 weeks. Tidal volumes were 7.7 ± 1.7 mL/kg predicted body weight. Estimated respiratory system compliance was reduced, but was higher in four patients ventilated for neurological conditions without lung disease. Three maternal and three neonatal deaths occurred. Ten patients delivered while on ventilatory support: one spontaneous delivery, four for obstetric indications and five for worsening maternal condition. Following delivery of these 10 patients, three demonstrated a greater than 50% decrease in oxygenation index and five a greater than 50% increase in compliance. No characteristics identified which patients may benefit from delivery. CONCLUSIONS Review of current practice in four centers suggests that mechanical ventilation in pregnant patients follows usual guidelines applicable to non-pregnant patients. Delivery was associated with modest improvement in maternal respiratory function in some patients. Any potential benefit of delivery in improving maternal physiology must be weighed against the stress of delivery. The risks of premature birth for the fetus must be weighed against continued exposure to maternal hypoxemia and hypotension.
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- S E Lapinsky
- Intensive Care Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Gestión Salud Clinic, Cartagena, Colombia; Grupo de Investigación en Cuidados intensivos y Obstetricia, GRICIO, Universidad de Cartagena, Gestión Salud Clinic, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; The Ritchie Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Sanatorio Anchorena, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- The Ritchie Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Sanatorio Anchorena, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Grupo de Investigación en Cuidados intensivos y Obstetricia, GRICIO, Universidad de Cartagena, Gestión Salud Clinic, Cartagena, Colombia; Universidad del Sinu, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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Fetal optimization during maternal sepsis: relevance and response of the obstetric anesthesiologist. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2014; 27:259-66. [PMID: 24709666 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In many labor and delivery units, the obstetric anesthesiologist is often responsible for managing and stabilizing the acutely septic parturient. The management of maternal sepsis has been summarized previously; this study will focus on the implications of maternal sepsis on the fetus, and ways to optimize fetal outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS Although the complex pathophysiology of sepsis is being better understood, the incidence of maternal severe sepsis and deaths continues to increase. The differential sensitivities of systemic and uterine vasculature to catecholamines during pregnancy and the role of fetal inflammatory responses have recently been further elucidated. Additional investigations on methods of fetal monitoring are needed to assist in early identification of the compromised fetus. Despite decades of research, management of a septic parturient and her fetus, including the most appropriate resuscitation fluids, vasopressors and hemodynamic monitoring systems to maximize maternal and fetal outcomes, remain controversial. SUMMARY In the setting of maternal sepsis, fetal optimization is frequently best accomplished by meeting maternal hemodynamic, oxygenization, and infection treatment goals. Understanding the circulatory and pathophysiologic changes that occur within the uteroplacental unit and fetus is essential to identifying and resolving potential conflicts between maternal and fetal management goals.
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Hamel MS, Anderson BL, Rouse DJ. Oxygen for intrauterine resuscitation: of unproved benefit and potentially harmful. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014; 211:124-7. [PMID: 24412117 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2013] [Revised: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Maternal oxygen is often given to laboring women to improve fetal metabolic status or in an attempt to alleviate nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns. However, the only 2 randomized trials investigating the use of maternal oxygen supplementation in laboring women do not support that such supplementation is likely to be of benefit to the fetus. And by increasing free radical activity, maternal oxygen supplementation may even be harmful. Based on a review of the available literature, we conclude that until it is studied properly in a randomized clinical trial, maternal oxygen supplementation in labor should be reserved for maternal hypoxia, and should not be considered an indicated intervention for nonreassuring fetal status.
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Aoyama K, Seaward PG, Lapinsky SE. Fetal outcome in the critically ill pregnant woman. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2014; 18:307. [PMID: 25042936 PMCID: PMC4056043 DOI: 10.1186/cc13895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Management of the critically ill pregnant woman is complicated by potential adverse effects of both maternal illness and ICU interventions on the fetus. This paper reviews the potential risks to the fetus of maternal critical illness, including shock, hypoxemia, and fever, as well as the effects of critical care management, such as drug therapy and radiological investigations. The authors’ recommended approach to management is provided. Prior publications and new data presented identify that there is insufficient information to prognosticate accurately on fetal outcome after maternal critical illness, although maternal shock, hypoxemia and early gestational age are likely significant risk factors.
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Sørensen A, Peters D, Fründ E, Lingman G, Christiansen O, Uldbjerg N. Changes in human placental oxygenation during maternal hyperoxia estimated by blood oxygen level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD MRI). ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2013; 42:310-314. [PMID: 23303592 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/30/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate changes in human placental oxygenation during maternal hyperoxia using non-invasive blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS Eight healthy pregnant women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies at gestational weeks 28-36 were examined with BOLD MRI, over two consecutive 5-min periods of different oxygenation: first normoxia (21% O2 ) and then hyperoxia (12 L O2 /min), achieved by controlling the maternal oxygen supply with a non-rebreather facial mask. Selecting three slices showing cross-sections of the central part of the placenta, we investigated total placental oxygenation by drawing regions of interest (ROIs) covering the entire placenta, and regional placental oxygenation by drawing smaller ROIs in the darker and brighter areas of the placenta. For each ROI, the difference in BOLD signal between the two episodes was determined and the percentage increase in BOLD signal during hyperoxia (ΔBOLD) was calculated. RESULTS In the BOLD image, the normoxic placenta appeared heterogeneous, with darker areas located to the fetal side and brighter areas to the maternal side. During hyperoxia, the placenta became brighter and the structure more homogeneous, and the BOLD signal of the total placenta increased (ΔBOLDtot , 15.2 ± 3.2% (mean ± SD), P < 0.0001). The increase was seen predominantly in the dark areas in the fetal part of the placenta (ΔBOLDfet , 32.1 ± 9.3%) compared with in the bright areas in the maternal part of the placenta (ΔBOLDmat , 5.4 ± 3.5%). CONCLUSION During hyperoxia, placental oxygenation was increased predominantly in the darker placental areas, which, given their anatomical location, represent the fetal circulation of the placenta. To our knowledge, this is the first study to successfully visualize changes in placental oxygenation using BOLD MRI.
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- A Sørensen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aalborg University Hospital, Reberbangade, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Cardiac arrest is a rare occurrence in pregnancy and may be related to obstetric or medical causes. Pregnancy is associated with profound physiologic changes that prepare the gravida for the challenges of labor and delivery, and resuscitation of the pregnant patient needs to take these changes into consideration. Cardiac output and plasma volume increase in pregnancy and distribute differently with the uterine circulation receiving approximately 17% of the total cardiac output. On the other hand, cardiac output is sensitive to positional changes in the second half of pregnancy but may improve with a lateral tilt of the gravida. Both oxygen reserve and upper airway size decrease in pregnancy, leading to difficulties surrounding airway management. Changes in the volume of distribution, renal and hepatic clearance may impact drug effects and need to be recognized. This review will discuss an overview of pregnancy physiology that is relevant to cardiac resuscitation, detail the challenges in the various resuscitative steps including a synopsis on perimortem delivery, and describe obstetric and nonobstetric causes of mortality and cardiac arrest in pregnancy.
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- Gillian Ramsay
- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- Geisinger Health System, Gyn Obstetrics Maternal Fetal Medicine Danville, Danville, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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