ACUTE SURGICAL CONDITIONS incidence is approximately 1 in 500 pregnancies generally manage acute surgical condition regardless of p...
ACUTE SURGICAL CONDITIONS
- incidence is approximately 1 in 500
- pregnancies generally manage acute surgical condition regardless of pregnancy pregnancy
- substantially increases complications associated with surgery
- EX:
- acute appendicitis
- acute cholecystitis
- acute pancreatitis
- abdominal trauma
- torsion of the uterine adnexa
- pelvic abcess
- peptic ulcer disease
- bowel obstruction
- intracranial hemorrhage
- thromboembolic disease
NON-EMERGENCY SURGICAL CONDITIONS
- surgery in first trimester has highest risk of teratogenicity and spontaneous abortion
- surgery for nonemergent conditions usually delayed until the more stable second trimester
- EX :
- adnexal tumours
- cervical cancer
- breast cancer
- gastrointestinal trauma
- melanoma, osteosarcoma
