Preeclampsia induced cardiopulmonary arrest in pregnant: a case report

Abstract

There are several medical, and obstetrical conditions that can lead to cardiopulmonary arrest during pregnancy. Preeclampsia is an important cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in pregnant woman. In the case of a pregnant woman with cardiopulmonary arrest, intensive effort is necessary to rescue the mother and baby. We report a case of a 35-years-old pregnant woman who had a severe pulmonary edema and cardiac arrest due to preeclampsia. According to recent guidelines of resuscitation, modified advanced cardiac life support was performed in the emergency department and a healthy 32-weeks gestation baby was delivered by cesarean section after 10 minutes of resuscitation.