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Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

SepsisPremature DeliveryHyperthermiaTachycardiaBlood Loss (Excessive)Paralytic SensitivityFull StomachAspirationRSIEmergent Cesarean Readiness

Pathophysiology

PPROM is rupture of the membranes before labor and before 37 weeks. The membranes fail because local cytokines rise, matrix metalloproteinases outrun their tissue inhibitors, and collagenase and...

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