Imaging Pearls ❯ Trauma ❯ Trauma and Pregnancy
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- “ In major trauma, when there is concern for maternal injury, CT is the mainstay of imaging. The risks of radiation to the pregnancy are small compared with the risk of missed or delayed diagnosis of trauma.”
Imaging of Trauma: Part 2, Abdominal trauma and Pregnancy---A radiologists Guide to Doing What is Best for the Mother and Baby
Sadro C et al.
AJR 2012;199:1207-1219 - “ Trauma is the leading cause of non-obstetric maternal mortality affecting up to 7% of pregnancies and is a significant cause of fetal loss. Approximately 2% of level-1 trauma patients have a positive pregnancy test.”
Imaging of Trauma: Part 2, Abdominal trauma and Pregnancy---A radiologists Guide to Doing What is Best for the Mother and Baby
Sadro C et al.
AJR 2012;199:1207-1219 - “ Causes of trauma in pregnancy include motor vehicle injury (49%), falls (25%), assaults and domestic violence( 18%), and gunshot wounds (4%).”
Imaging of Trauma: Part 2, Abdominal trauma and Pregnancy---A radiologists Guide to Doing What is Best for the Mother and Baby
Sadro C et al.
AJR 2012;199:1207-1219 - “Certain injuries in pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of fetal loss.Pelvic and acetabular fractures occurring in pregnancy are associated with a high maternal (9%) and higher fetal mortality (35%), increasing to 75% for severe fracture patterns.”
Imaging of Trauma: Part 2, Abdominal trauma and Pregnancy---A radiologists Guide to Doing What is Best for the Mother and Baby
Sadro C et al.
AJR 2012;199:1207-1219