Abdominal gunshot injuries in pregnancy. Report of a case.
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https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v46i3.151Keywords:
trauma penetrante, embarazo, lesiones uterinas, mortalidad fetalAbstract
Gunshot wounds have become a very important cause ofmorbidity and mortality in our society, and pregnant patientshave not been the exception. In this paper, a case of an abdo-minal gunshot wound in a pregnant patient is presented. Theproper management of the mother and of the fetus is discus-sed, with special interest over the indications of laparotomyand emergency c-section. Finally, a management protocol isproposed based on the literature.Figura 3: Propuesta de manejo de pacientes embarazadas con lesiones abdominales porarma de fuego, Hospital San Juan de Dios. Laparotomía de emergencia se realiza en to-dos los casos. Debe estudiarse la edad gestacional y la presencia de fetocardia median-te ultrasonido. Criterios de ""infante salvable"" son edad gestacional estimada de 26 se-manas o más y la presencia de fetocardia al ingreso.
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