Trauma in Pregnancy

Gebelikte Travma Yönetimi

“…Maternal death takes place in 10% of cases of traumatic uterine rupture,but the majority of fetal deaths occur with uterine rupture (19). In pregnant trauma victims uterine rupture is relatively uncommon (1%), and is generally associated with severe direct abdominal impact (23). In pregnancy, the bladder is displaced anteriorly and superiorly by the uterus, effectively becoming an intraabdominal organ and more susceptible to injury; and in the second and third trimester the ureters dilate (24).…”