TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Critical Care and Trauma A1 - Cunningham, F. Gary A1 - Leveno, Kenneth J. A1 - Bloom, Steven L. A1 - Spong, Catherine Y. A1 - Dashe, Jodi S. A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Casey, Brian M. A1 - Sheffield, Jeanne S. PY - 2013 T2 - Williams Obstetrics, 24e AB - An endless number of medical, surgical, and obstetrical complications may be encountered in pregnancy or the puerperium. Those that are more complex and life threatening can be particularly challenging, especially when a multidisciplinary team is necessary for optimal care. It is axiomatic that obstetricians and other members of the health-care team have a working knowledge of the unique considerations for pregnant women. Some of those discussed in Chapter 46 include pregnancy-induced physiological changes, alterations in normal laboratory values, and finally and importantly, consideration for the second patient—the fetus. Because these severely ill women are usually young and in good health, their prognosis is generally better than that of many other patients admitted to intensive care units. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2022/08/12 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102106829 ER -