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Ana Galvão1, António Costa Braga1, Daniela Reis Gonçalves1, Joana Mesquita Guimarães1, Jorge Braga1.
Abstract
Sepsis is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Early recognition and timely treatment are the key to ensuring a favourable outcome. This article reviews recent literature about definitions, pathophysiology, incidence, diagnosis, management, treatment, prevention and outcome of sepsis during pregnancy and the postpartum period.Entities:
Keywords: Infection; pregnancy; sepsis; septic shock; severe sepsis
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27152968 DOI： 10.3109/01443615.2016.1148679
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Obstet Gynaecol ISSN： 0144-3615 Impact factor: 1.246