| Seat belt placement resulting in uterine rupture. | |
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PMID: 9137268 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 20-year-old woman with a 27-week intrauterine pregnancy was admitted to a Level II trauma center after a motor vehicle crash. She had a seat belt abrasion over her lower abdomen. Fetal death was established, and subsequent computed tomographic scanning detected uterine rupture with intra-abdominal displacement of the fetus. This finding dispelled any thought of placental abruption and led directly to laparotomy with repair of the uterus and removal of the dead fetus. Recently, and 7 years after the trauma, the patient presented for prenatal care of a new pregnancy. Proper seat belt placement is reviewed and the value of abdominal computed tomographic examination is underscored. An updating comment about airbags is included. |
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Authors:
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D C Astarita; B Feldman |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of trauma Volume: 42 ISSN: 0022-5282 ISO Abbreviation: J Trauma Publication Date: 1997 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-05-22 Completed Date: 1997-05-22 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376373 Medline TA: J Trauma Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 738-40 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, Western Medical Center Regional Trauma Center, Santa Ana, California, USA. |
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Adult Female Fetal Death / etiology* Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis, etiology*, surgery Pregnancy Trimester, Second Seat Belts / adverse effects* Tomography, X-Ray Computed Uterine Rupture / diagnosis, etiology*, surgery |
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