What is Septic Shock? Why could a dying fetus cause it? [WE EXPLAIN]

«Patient, 22nd week of pregnancy, anhydrous. Doctors waited for the fetus to die. The fetus died, the patient died. Septic shock »- wrote Jolanta Budzowska, a lawyer specializing in medical malpractice cases in social media. Her entry caused a storm after which women took to the streets. How did this tragedy happen?

1. A 30-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized in Pszczyna. She was 22 weeks pregnant
2. The woman’s amniotic fluid drained out and the fetus was found to have birth defects
3. At this stage, the doctors were to decide on the “expectant attitude”. This decision was to lead to the patient’s death
4. More information can be found on the Onet homepage

The patient experienced septic shock. The woman died

A 30-year-old who was hospitalized in Pszczyna, died as a result of septic shock. When she became anhydrous, the doctors decided to adopt a “waiting attitude”. They were to wait for a spontaneous miscarriage. However, this is not a standard procedure in such a situation.

– In this situation, if we only had such a possibility, if the legal regulations allowed doctors to do so, I think that any common-sense doctor would terminate such a pregnancy – assessed in an interview with TVN24 Dr. Maciej W. Socha, gynecologist-obstetrician and head of the Department of Perinatology at Collegium Medicum named after Ludwik Rydygier in Bydgoszcz.

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Septic shock in pregnancy – what is it?

In the case of a 30-year-old woman who was admitted to a hospital in Pszczyna, the development of septic shock was to be associated with a dying fetus. Septic shock is a severe reaction of the body that threatens the health and life of the patient. It occurs as a result of an infection in the body. When it occurs, immediate medical intervention is required.

As a result of septic shock, multi-organ failure occurs – the organs necessary for the body to function also stop working.

However, for shock to occur, sepsis, a systemic infection in the body, must first develop. The next stage of infection is severe sepsis, which may be followed by septic shock. And this one can lead to the death of the patient. It is estimated that approximately 150 people die in this way each year. Europeans.

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How does septic shock occur in pregnancy?

The most common cause of septic shock is bacterial infection. A viral or fungal basis is also possible. The risk increases in the case of long-term hospitalization, staying in large groups of people, and also when we are dealing with a patient with reduced immunity.

In pregnancy, sepsis and septic shock are quite rare in women. It is most often caused by complications of miscarriage or termination of pregnancy, infections of the abdomen, amniotic sac or uterus, as well as severe kidney infection. It is estimated that death as a result of inflammation affects approx. 12,7% of people. American pregnant. In this number, 6 percent. are deaths as a result of sepsis.

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Symptoms of septic shock in pregnancy – how to recognize it?

Septic shock is not an asymptomatic condition. In a person who develops it, the following is observed:

1. temperature increase above 38 degrees C or its decrease below 36 degrees C
2. heart rate over 90 beats per minute
3. increase in respiratory rate to more than 20 per minute
4. a significant reduction or a significant increase in the number of leukocytes in the blood
5. disturbances of consciousness
6. lactic acidosis
7. cold and damp skin

Septic shock in pregnant women may also manifest in uterine discharge, as well as pain and tenderness in the abdominal cavity and uterus.

Septic shock – what is the prognosis?

Septic shock may or may not be fatal. It largely depends on when doctors diagnose it and start treatment. The actions are then causal and symptomatic. The first of these include the removal of the infection focus, which is what led to sepsis. When it comes to symptomatic treatment, the key is to maintain adequate blood pressure and increase the contractility of the heart. Intravenous fluids are the most common, and in some cases blood transfusions are also required.

Also read:

1. “If I had known how seriously ill my child would be, I would not have made up my mind to give birth to him”. Hospice doctor: yes, I sometimes hear these words
2. A pregnant woman died after a caesarean section. “Great tragedy”, a storm online
3. The doctor joked that “a child gives birth”. Then he jabbed his elbow in the stomach
4. Human childbirth in Poland? The gynecologist says why it is so rarely possible

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