Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Pregnant Women

Briller, Joan

doi:10.1002/9781119409861.ch29

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“…Cardiac arrest during pregnancy is rare but life-threatening and involves the lives of two patients: the mother and the fetus [ 1 ]. Nationwide population-based studies from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands indicate the incidence of maternal cardiac arrest during pregnancy is approximately 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 36,000 [ 2 – 5 ].…”

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Effect of maternal positioning during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a systematic review and meta-analyses

Enomoto

Yamashita

Furuta

et al. 2022

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background Although rare, cardiac arrest during pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal death. Recently, its incidence has been increasing worldwide because more pregnant women have risk factors. The provision of early, high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) plays a major role in the increased likelihood of survival; therefore, it is important for clinicians to know how to manage it. Due to the aortocaval compression caused by the gravid uterus, clinical guidelines often emphasise the importance of maternal positioning during CPR, but there has been little evidence regarding which position is most effective. Methods We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, and OpenGrey (updated on April 3, 2021). We included clinical trials and observational studies with reported outcomes related to successful resuscitations. Results We included eight studies from the 1,490 screened. The eight studies were simulation-based, crossover trials that examine the quality of chest compressions. No data were available about the survival rates of mothers or foetuses/neonates. The meta-analyses showed that resuscitation of pregnant women in the 27°–30° left-lateral tilt position resulted in lower quality chest compressions. The difference is an 19% and 9% reduction in correct compression depth rate and correct hand position rate, respectively, compared with resuscitations in the supine position. Inexperienced clinicians find it difficult to perform chest compressions in the left-lateral tilt position. Conclusions Given that manual left uterine displacement allows the patient to remain supine, the resuscitation of women in the supine position using manual left uterine displacement should continue to be supported. Further research is needed to fill knowledge gaps regarding the effects of maternal positioning on clinical outcomes, such as survival rates following maternal cardiac arrest.

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