ABSTRACT
Critical pregnancy at high altitudes increases morbidity and mortality from 2500â¯m above sea level. In addition to altitude, there are other influential factors such as social inequalities, cultural, prehospital barriers, and lack the appropriate development of healthcare infrastructure. The most frequent causes of critical pregnancy leading to admission to Intensive Care Units are pregnancy hypertensive disorders (native residents seem to be more protected), hemorrhages and infection/sepsis. In Latin America, there are 32 Intensive Care Units above 2500â¯m above sea level. Arterial blood gases at altitude are affected by changes in barometric pressure. The analysis of their values provides very useful information for the management of obstetric emergencies at very high altitude, especially respiratory and metabolic pathologies.
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Altitude , Pregnancy Complications , Humans , Pregnancy , Latin America/epidemiology , Female , Altitude Sickness , Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced , Critical Illness , Intensive Care Units , Blood Gas AnalysisABSTRACT
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