Surgery During Pregnancy and Fetal Outcome

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• Personal Author:
  Brodsky JB ; Brown BW Jr. ; Cohen EN ; Whitcher CE ; Wu ML
• Description:
  As many as 2% of all pregnant women undergo surgery during gestation, but there are few reports of the effects of anesthesia and surgery on fetal outcome. The present paper presents information on 287 women who had surgery during pregnancy. Surgery during early pregnancy was associated with a significant increase in the rate of spontaneous abortion compared to the rate in a control group that did not have surgery. There were no differences in the incidence of congenital abnormalities in the offspring of women who had surgery during early pregnancy. The data suggest that elective surgery be deferred during early pregnancy to minimize potential fetal loss. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Anesthesia Occupational Health Pregnancy Safety
• Keywords:
  Anesthetics Congenital Effects Surgery
• ISSN:
  0002-9378
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  138
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061270
• Citation:
  Am J Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec; 138(8):1165-1167
• Contact Point Address:
  Jay B. Brodsky M.D., Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Performing Organization:
  Stanford University, Stanford, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19780601
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• End Date:
  19801130
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2ba9af93a1d4c90fc7a6cb6984f847a1f0fe5462057337eaa28312245be8e5912f31268b6d62e36f8117022228582e52c53421555d092f02a45fa7c1f9a73475
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224851/cdc_224851_DS1.pdf
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