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Trauma in pregnancy: an updated systematic review

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More studies are required to elucidate the safest and most cost-effective strategies for the management of trauma in pregnancy and to avoid underdiagnosis or undertreatment of trauma due to unfounded fears of fetal effects.
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This article is published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.The article was published on 2013-07-01. It has received 188 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pregnancy & Poison control.

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Guidelines for the Management of a Pregnant Trauma Patient

TL;DR: This guideline is expected to facilitate optimal and uniform care for pregnancies complicated by trauma to provide the obstetric care provider with an evidence-based systematic approach to the pregnant trauma patient.
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Advanced Trauma Life Support® Update 2019: Management and Applications for Adults and Special Populations.

TL;DR: Trauma team approach to resuscitation, greater focus on special populations, de-emphasis of spinal immobilization in favor of restriction of spinal motion, and other updates and technical advances are discussed.
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Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy: A Review of Diagnosis and Management.

TL;DR: Providers should be aware of the signs and symptoms of ICP and provide accurate diagnosis and management of affected women and women with a diagnosis of I CP should be treated with ursodeoxycholic acid to improve maternal symptoms.
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Management of acute abdomen in pregnancy: current perspectives.

TL;DR: This article attempts to review and discuss the various etiologies, the current concepts of diagnosis, and treatment, with a view to developing a strategy for timely diagnosis and management of pregnant women presenting with acute abdominal pain.
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Trauma in pregnancy: assessment, management, and prevention

TL;DR: The Kleihauer-Betke test should be performed after major trauma to determine the degree of fetomaternal hemorrhage, regardless of Rh status, and clinicians should perform left lateral uterine displacement to improve the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Surveillance for violent deaths--National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 states, 2005.

TL;DR: For example, the first detailed summary of data concerning violent deaths collected by the CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) was published in 2005 as mentioned in this paper, showing that the majority (56.1%) of deaths were suicides, followed by homicides and deaths involving legal interventions (29.6%), violent deaths of undetermined intent (13.3%), and unintentional firearm deaths (0.7%).
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Prevalence of suicidality during pregnancy and the postpartum

TL;DR: The risk for suicidality is significantly elevated among depressed women during the perinatal period, and suicide has been found to be the second or leading cause of death in this depressed population.
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Advanced trauma life support, 8th edition, the evidence for change.

TL;DR: The 8th edition of ATLS has been revised following broad input by the International ATLS subcommittee and grades levels of evidence were used to evaluate and approve changes to the course content.
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Intimate partner violence victimization prior to and during pregnancy among women residing in 26 U.S. states: Associations with maternal and neonatal health

TL;DR: Women experiencing intimate partner violence both prior to and during pregnancy are at risk for multiple poor maternal and infant health outcomes, suggesting prenatal risks to children from mothers' abusive partners.
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