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Nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy
Women who require nonobstetric surgery during their pregnancy, regardless of the date of gestation, present a complicated and enigmatic clinical picture for the nurse. The clinical picture is challenging by virtue of the existence of pregnancy, compounded by the implications of surgical disease. The impact of surgery on the mother and fetus is described. Information on how the physiologic changes of pregnancy interact with surgical processes and nursing interventions to improve the outcome of surgery are presented.
Women who require nonobstetric surgery during their pregnancy, regardless of the date of gestation, present a complicated and enigmatic clinical picture for the nurse. The clinical picture is challenging by virtue of the existence of pregnancy, compounded by the implications of surgical disease. The impact of surgery on the mother and fetus is described. Information on how the physiologic changes of pregnancy interact with surgical processes and nursing interventions to improve the outcome of surgery are presented.