Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation. 2015 Nov 3;132(18):1747-73. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000300. Epub 2015 Oct 6.

Abstract

This is the first scientific statement from the American Heart Association on maternal resuscitation. This document will provide readers with up-to-date and comprehensive information, guidelines, and recommendations for all aspects of maternal resuscitation. Maternal resuscitation is an acute event that involves many subspecialties and allied health providers; this document will be relevant to all healthcare providers who are involved in resuscitation and specifically maternal resuscitation.

Keywords: AHA Scientific Statements; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; heart arrest; pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Airway Management / methods
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / education
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / standards
  • Cardiovascular Agents / adverse effects
  • Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Critical Care / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Critical Care / methods
  • Critical Care / standards
  • Early Medical Intervention
  • Electric Countershock / methods
  • Emergency Medical Services / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Emergency Medical Services / methods*
  • Emergency Medical Services / standards
  • Female
  • Fetal Death / etiology
  • Fetal Death / prevention & control
  • Heart Arrest / physiopathology
  • Heart Arrest / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Hypotension / etiology
  • Hypoxia / etiology
  • Hypoxia / prevention & control
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
  • Patient Positioning / methods
  • Patient Positioning / standards
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / therapy*

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents