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Neurocritical care complications of pregnancy and puerperum
Abstract: Neurocritical care complications of pregnancy and puerperum such as preeclampsia/eclampsia, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, seizures, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, postpartum angiopathy, cerebral sinus thrombosis, amniotic fluid emboli, choriocarcinoma, and acute fatty liver of pregnancy are rare but can be devastating. These conditions can present a challenge to physicians because pregnancy is a unique physiologic state, most therapeutic options available in the intensive care unit were not studied in pregnant patients, and in many situations, ph...
Source: Journal of Critical Care - July 14, 2014 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Jennifer A. Frontera, Wamda Ahmed Tags: Clinical Potpourri Source Type: research

CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores can predict thromboembolic events after supraventricular arrhythmia in the critically ill patients
Conclusion: CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores are predictive of SVA-related thromboembolism in the critically ill patient.
Source: Journal of Critical Care - May 30, 2014 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Sébastien Champion, Yannick Lefort, Bernard-Alex Gaüzère, Didier Drouet, Bruno Julien Bouchet, Guillaume Bossard, Sabina Djouhri, David Vandroux, Kushal Mayaram, Bruno Mégarbane Tags: Clinical Potpourri Source Type: research