TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Perimortem Cesarean Section (Perimortem Cesarean Delivery) A1 - Noble, Jeanne A. A2 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2018 T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - The term “perimortem cesarean delivery” (PMCD) was introduced in 1986 to describe a cesarean section performed during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of the mother and initiated within the first 4 minutes following maternal arrest.1The goals of this procedure are to improve the effectiveness of maternal resuscitation as well as to increase the chances of fetal survival.2,3 For more than two decades, the PMCD has been included as part of the algorithm for management of cardiac arrest in pregnant patients.4-7 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/11 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159806853 ER -