Initial Imaging of Pregnant Patients in the Trauma Bay—Discussion and Review of Presentations at a Level-1 Trauma Centre

Initial Imaging of Pregnant Patients in the Trauma Bay—Discussion and Review of Presentations at a Level-1 Trauma Centre

Trauma is the leading non-obstetric cause of maternal and fetal mortality and affects an estimated 5–7% of all pregnancies. Pregnant women, thankfully, are a small subset of patients presenting in the trauma bay, but they do have distinctive physiologic and anatomic changes. These increase the risk...

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Main Authors: Roisin MacDermott, Ferco H. Berger, Andrea Phillips, Jason A. Robins, Michael E. O’Keeffe, Rawan Abu Mughli, David B. MacLean, Grace Liu, Heather Heipel, Avery B. Nathens, Sadia Raheez Qamar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
trauma imaging
pregnancy
patient safety
radiation concerns
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/3/276

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