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Emergencies in Obstetrics
Paul C. Browne, M.D.Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUSC School of Medicine
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Disclosures
Nature of Financial Relationship:
•Grant/Research Support–•USC School of Medicine•March of Dimes
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Objectives• 1. Define “Emergency• 2. Triage for Pregnancy Emergencies• 3. Maternal versus Fetal Emergencies• 4. Change in Mental Status• 5. Hemorrhage• 6. Cardiac/Pulmonary Insufficiency• 8. Trauma• 9. Cardiac Arrest• 10. Appropriate Maternal Evaluation• 11. Appropriate Fetal Evaluation
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Definition of Emergency
• “An emergency is the sudden onset of symptoms which, in the opinion of a reasonable and prudent lay person, require immediate medical attention and where lack of treatment would pose a significant health risk to the mother or her unborn child”
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Components of Emergency
• Sudden onset
• Symptoms which require immediate attention
• Lack of treatment may cause harm
• Mother and/or fetus
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Examples
• Chronic bleeding• Acute bleeding• Sudden-onset is
an emergency
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Examples• Symptoms which require immediate
attention• Preterm labor
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Examples• Lack of Treatment may cause harm
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Fetal Emergencies
• No Fetal Movement
• Vaginal Bleeding
• Preterm Labor
• Abdominal Trauma
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Viability• World Health Organization/ACOG
– 20 weeks gestation– 350 Grams
• State of South Carolina– Completion of “Second Trimester”
• Your ER– 20 weeks gestation– Positive fetal heart rate
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Statement of AAP• Less than 23 weeks gestation
– No mandate to resuscitate secondary to uniformly poor outcomes
• 23-25 weeks– Resuscitation on a case by case basis in
consultation with the parents and NICU professionals
• Greater than 25 weeks– Ethical mandate for resuscitation in absence of
an anomaly incompatible with life
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Maternal Emergencies
Altered mental status
Hemorrhage/DIC
Cardiopulmonary insufficiency
Trauma
Cardiopulmonary arrest
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Change in Mental Status
• Disorientation• Aphasia• Slurred Speech
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Causes of Altered Mental Status
• Recreational Drugs• Hypotension
(internal bleeding)• Diabetes• Seizure (post-ictal
eclampsia)
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Triage of Altered Mental Status• Vital signs
– Pulse, Blood Pressure
• IV access
• Fingerstick glucose
• Urine drug screen
• Fetal heart rate by doppler
• Abbreviated EEGJ Clin Neurophysiol. 2007 Feb;24(1):16-21
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Mental Status Score
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Triage of Altered Mental Status
• Majority of cases will be caused by drug use or metabolic disturbance
• Easily corrected in ER setting
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Altered Mental Status Triage
• Hypoglycemia– Treat and release
• Hypotension– Improved without bleeding
• Seizure– Only with known seizure disorder
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Treatment• IV Hydration
– D5LR at 125 ml/hr
• Oxygen– 2 liters/minute nasal cannula
• Serial Vital Signs
• Serial Mental Status Checks
• Monitor fetal status
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Recreational Drug Use• Observation
admission– DHSS referral– Arrange outpatient
drug rehab– Schedule birth
defect screening
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Intracranial Hemorrhage
• Rare cause of altered mental status
• Lateralizing signs
• Often associated with seizures
• Source of medical-legal action
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Courtesy casereports.net and catscanman.net
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Pearls in management of altered mental status
• Global neurological dysfunction– Drugs, metabolic disturbance, low BP
• Focal neurological dysfunction– Seizure disorder, migraines, CVA
• Parallel workups– Differential diagnosis evolves
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Summary-Altered Mental Status
• Usually corrected in ER
• Secure patient
• Start IVF with dextrose/give O2
• Obtain labs/imaging
• Serial neuro checks until resolution
• Admit for substance abuse and eclampsia
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Hemorrhage• 2nd leading cause of maternal death
• Unique physiology– Pregnant women are prepared to bleed
• Increased blood volume• Increased blood clotting
– Decompensate with rapid hemorrhage• Abruptio placenta• Severe trauma• Difficult cesarean section
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2007 SC DHEC Vital Statistics
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Bleeding
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Triage of Bleeding• Blood from vagina
– Labor– Rupture of membranes– Abruption
• Blood from anywhere else– Trauma– Epistaxis (nosebleed)– GI bleeding
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Vaginal Bleeding• First Thing
– Confirm fetal heart rate• Important labs
– Baseline hematocrit– Platelet Count– Fibrinogen– Drug screen
• Sterile Speculum Exam– Locate source of bleeding
• Ask the big question– Did you have sex within the past 24 hours?
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Blood from Anywhere Else• Stop the bleeding• Need consultants
– Trauma surgeons, hematologists
• Important labs– Baseline hematocrit– Platelet count– Work-up coagulopathy
• Von Willebrand disease• Factor IX Deficiency
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Bleeding-What’s the Baseline?
Hct > 30%Platelets >150,000
Fibinogen > 250 mg%Courtesy robetech.com
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Most likely incorrect diagnosis in Obstetrics?
• DIC-Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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DIC versus Coagulopathy
• DIC is a primary diagnosis
• Coagulopathy occurs with – Excessive surgical blood loss– Amniotic fluid embolism– Prophylactic anti-coagulation– Pre-eclampsia– Sepsis
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Best Description
• Coagulopathy– “any disorder of blood coagulation”
• DIC– “a serious medical condition that
develops when the normal balance between bleeding and clotting is disturbed”
Thefreemedicaldictionary.com
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Skin manifestations of DIC
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Consumption versus DIC• Exhaustion of pro-coagulants from
hemorrhage versus inappropriate depletion of pro-coagulants internally
• Macro clotting versus microvascular clotting
• At 2000-3000 ml, recovery time to replace lost pro-coagulants is exceeded
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Consumption-Abruption
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DIC-Amniotic Fluid Embolism
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Treatment of DIC• Stop the inciting process
– Sepsis– Surgical blood loss
• Anticoagulation with heparin– Stop intravascular clotting
• Recombinant Factor VIIa– Directly initiate thrombin formation at
sites of abnormal bleeding
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Treatment of Coagulopathy
• Replacement of whole blood– PRBC’s and Clotting factors
• Replacement of clotting factors– FFP, dehydrated FFP (cryo)
• Recombinant Factor VII/Fibrin glue– Rapid direct initiation of thrombin
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Emergency Release Blood
• Whole Blood not available
• Make Whole Blood from Packed RBC’s and Fresh Frozen Plasma
• Order 2 units of each stat
• Order 2 additional units of PRBC’s and FFP cross-matched
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Emergency Release Blood
• Men-Opos PRBC’s
• Women-Oneg PRBC’s
• Both-ABpos FFP
Palmetto Health Baptist Blood Bank
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Bleeding-What’s the Baseline?
Hct > 30%Platelets >150,000
Fibinogen > 250 mg%
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Replacement• Plain IVF work well
– Lactated Ringers– 0.5 normal saline
• PRBC/FFP is OK for emergency
• PRBC’s best for hemorrhage
• FFP at 1:1 units PRBC’s
• Platelets don’t usually help
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Factor viia
• 80 patients with postpartum hemorrhage
• 2.5% mortality
• 95% effective
• Majority of patients require 1 dose
Ceska Gynecol 2010;75:297
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Clin Obstet Gynecol
2010;53:219
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Topical Hemostatics
• Lattice frame for coagulation– Collagen– Potato starch
• Fibrin glue
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Lattice for fibrin deposition
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Lattice for fibrin deposition
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Fibrin Glue
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Treatment of Coagulopathy• Lattice material
– Must have circulating anticoagulants for these to work
– Ineffective in DIC
• Replacement FFP and Factor VIIa– Correct the deficiency of pro-coagulants– Initiate thrombin formation at site of
abnormal bleeding
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Summary-Coagulopathy• Not all bleeding disorders are DIC• Chicken versus the egg
– Bleeding then coagulopathy (not DIC)– Coagulopathy then bleeding (DIC)
• Most common clinical situation– Abruption– Difficult cesarean section
• Treat with replacement and Factor VIIa
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Cardio-Pulmonary Insufficiency• Rare but serious emergency
• Tachypnea/tachycardia combination
• Presenting symptoms– SOB– Syncopal episode at home
• Best question to ask– Orthopnea
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Symptoms
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Causes of Cardiopulmonary Insufficiency
• Fluid overload
• Pre-eclampsia
• Tocolysis
• Cardiomyopathy
• Pulmonary Embolism
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Triage of SOB/Syncope• Vital signs
– Pulse, respiratory rate, BP
• Oxygen saturation– Normal > 92%
• Oxygen treatment– Cannula is usually sufficient– Humidity
• IV access (Lactated Ringers)
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What makes Pregnant Women Unique?
• Respiratory rate higher– Decrease TLC, FRC– Normal less than 26/minute
• Pulse higher– Compensates for increased cardiac
output– Often greater than 100/minute
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Helpful Laboratory Studies• Echocardiogram
– Ejection fraction• Renal function tests• Not helpful
– CXR• Typically shows cardiomegaly and poor
pleural demarcation in bases– BNP
• Always elevated– ABG
• Rarely shows CO2 retention
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Cardiac Function
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Pulmonary Function
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Treatment for SOB• Diuresis
– Lasix 10-20 mg IV
• Fluid restriction
• Oxygen
• Sedatives– Morphine 5-10 mg IV– Xanax 0.25 mg po
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Cardio/Pulmonary Insufficiency
• Automatic admission
• Critical care if available
• Lots of consults– OB, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Renal
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Remote Fetal Monitoring
• Only if Viable
• Protocol with OB nursing– Critical care
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Summary-Cardio-Pulmonary Insufficiency
• Elevate head
• Tilt pelvis
• Oxygen saturation monitoring
• EKG
• LISTEN!– Rales-Pulmonary Fluid Overload– Wheezes-Allergies or asthma
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Trauma• Usual causes
– MVA– Fall– Domestic Violence
• Unusual causes– Gunshot/Shotgun injury– Knife wound
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Trauma
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Trauma• Categorize Trauma
– Blunt (most common)• Injury to abdomen• Injury to other areas (head, extremities)
– Sharp (less common)• Injury to abdomen• Injury to other areas
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Doumentation
• When OB was first contacted
• When OB responded
• When fetal cardiac activity was confirmed
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Laceration Repair• Verbal orders to ER physician
• Local anesthesia– Lidocaine +/- epinephrine
• Oral/IM antibiotic therapy
• Acetominophen
• Narcotics
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X-Rays
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X-Rays• Always when medically indicated
– Plain films have less exposure– CT scans without contrast– MRI may be best imaging
• Appropriate to have permission– Disclaimers– Can’t do when unconscious– Establish next-of-kin
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Imaging Studies
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Priority List• Head/Spine injury work-up
– X-Rays/MRI, neuro checks– Poor anesthesia risk for delivery
• Work-up for occult abdominal hemorrhage– Ruptured liver/spleen
• Extremity injury
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Summary-Trauma• Fetus is rarely injured
• Placenta is often injured
• Litigation is frequent– Document fetal events– Document interactions with OB
• Team approach is best
• Have a plan for rapid transfer
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Causes for arrest during pregnancy
• Trauma• Pre-eclampsia• Magnesium toxicity• PE/Amniotic fluid embolism• Anesthesia• Cardiac disease
– Marfan Syndrome Aortic Dissection– Acute coronary syndrome
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Why are Pregnant ER Patients Different?
• Less Risky Behavior– Less Alcohol– Less Drugs/Medication
• Less likely to be charged with an MVA– Drive with their children– Wear their seat belts
• Less likely to settle disputes with violence– Suicide attempts are usually overdose– Don’t frequent clubs
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Survival from Cardiac Arrest
• Out of hospital– 40% survival
• In-hospital– 25% survival
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Arrest in Women• Arrest occurs 1/3 as often as in men
• Lower incidence of ventricular fibrillation
• Lower resuscitation rates after arrest (29 versus 32%)
• Lower survival rates following resuscitation (11 versus 15%)
Circulation 2001;104:2699
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Arrest secondary to Anesthesia complications
• 1990-2003 malpractice cases
• 69 patient deaths or severe brain injuries alleged secondary to OB anesthesia
• 18% OB cases versus 7% of non-OB cases related to airway problems
Anesthesiaology 2009;110:131
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What’s different doing CPR on pregnant women?
• Left lateral decubitus position
• Hands-only bystander
• Airway and CPR for healthcare providers
• Cesarean section in 5 minutes
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Year Citation Number of
Cases
Outcome
2011 J Matern Fetal Neo
Med
2 0%
2011 Isreal Med J
1 0%
2011 Anesthes Intensive
Care
1 100%
2011 Transplant Proc
1 0%
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Survival Therapeutic Hypothermia
Survival Normothermia
Australia 77 patients
49% 26%
P<0.05
Europe275 patients
55% 39%
P<0.05
N Engl J Med 2010;363:1262
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Summary Cardiac Arrest• Rare event during pregnancy
• CPR must be adapted– LLD, rapid cesarean section
• Poor chance for survival
• Brain injury most significant sequela
• Brain cooling for adults improves intact survival
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Transfer
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Questions?