Abstract
Minor traumatic injuries are common in pregnancy, often subsequently requiring painful diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Pregnant women who are experiencing significant pain, distress, or fear may benefit from procedural sedation in the emergency department. In this review we examine the fetal safety of specific drugs used for procedural sedation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 168-173 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Analgesia
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy outcome
- Procedural sedation
- Teratogenicity
- Trauma