Resuscitative hysterotomy
HYSTEROTOMY PERFORMED TO RESUSCITATE A PREGNANT WOMAN IN CARDIAC ARREST
Perimortem Caesarean section; Perimortem Caesarian section; Perimortem Cesarian section; Perimortem Cesarean section; Perimortem Cesarean delivery; Perimortem Cesarian delivery; Perimortem Caesarian delivery; Perimortem Caesarean delivery; Perimortem C-section; Perimortem c-section; Perimortem caesarean section; Perimortem cesarean section; Perimortem cesarian section; Perimortem caesarian section; Perimortem caesarian delivery; Perimortem caesarean delivery; Perimortem cesarean delivery; Perimortem cesarian delivery; Peri-mortem Caesarean section; Peri-mortem caesarean section; Peri-mortem cesarean section; Peri-mortem Cesarean section; Peri-mortem Cesarian section; Peri-mortem cesarian section; Peri-mortem caesarian section; Peri-mortem Caesarian section; Peri-mortem C-section; Peri-mortem c-section; Peri-mortem caesarean delivery; Peri-mortem cesarean delivery; Peri-mortem cesarian delivery; Peri-mortem caesarian delivery; Peri-mortem Caesarian delivery; Peri-mortem Cesarian delivery; Peri-mortem Cesarean delivery; Peri-mortem Caesarean delivery
A resuscitative hysterotomy, also referred to as a perimortem Caesarean section (PMCS) or perimortem Caesarean delivery (PMCD), is a hysterotomy performed to resuscitate a woman in middle to late pregnancy who has entered cardiac arrest. Combined with a laparotomy, the procedure results in a Caesarean section that removes the fetus, thereby abolishing the aortocaval compression caused by the pregnant uterus.