TY - JOUR
T1 - Cocaine-related maternal death
AU - Burkett, Gene
AU - Bandstra, Emmalee S.
AU - Cohen, Jay
AU - Steele, Bernard
AU - Palow, Diana
PY - 1990/1/1
Y1 - 1990/1/1
N2 - Hemodynamic overload, cardiac ischemia, and arrhythmia are postulated to originate from 'sex-cocaine' syndrome resulting in maternal and fetal death. High concentrations of cocaine and metabolites in maternal blood, urine, and nasal secretions confirmed recent ingestion. Changes in the maternal life-style may have contributed to the poor pregnancy outcome.
AB - Hemodynamic overload, cardiac ischemia, and arrhythmia are postulated to originate from 'sex-cocaine' syndrome resulting in maternal and fetal death. High concentrations of cocaine and metabolites in maternal blood, urine, and nasal secretions confirmed recent ingestion. Changes in the maternal life-style may have contributed to the poor pregnancy outcome.
KW - maternal death
KW - sex-cocaine syndrome
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9378(11)90662-0
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9378(11)90662-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 2375369
AN - SCOPUS:0025082786
VL - 163
SP - 40
EP - 41
JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
SN - 0002-9378
IS - 1
ER -