Learning Zone: Maternal Cardiac Arrest. Dr Hanna Harrison

Topic of the month	Date
Maternal Cardiac Arrest	March 2021

Relevant recent publications	Madden AM, Meng ML. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the pregnant patient. BJA Educ. 2020 Aug;20(8):252-258. Helviz Y, Einav S. Maternal cardiac arrest. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2019 Jun;32(3):298-306. Beckett, VA, Knight, M, Sharpe, P. The CAPS Study: incidence, management and outcomes of cardiac arrest in pregnancy in the UK: a prospective, descriptive study. BJOG 2017; 124: 1374– 1381. Managing obstetric emergencies during Covid-19
OAA posters (in last 4 years)	Amniotic Fluid Embolism: an intraoperative cardiac arrest. OAA conference 2020
MBRRACE-UK	MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care 2020: Lessons to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquires in Maternal Death and Morbidity 2016-18
National Guidelines	European Resuscitation Council 2015 Guidelines (Special Circumstances) RCOG green top guideline 56: Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium European society of Cardiology Cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy (Management of) Guidelines. 2018 Resuscitation Council UK 2015 Guidelines
Clinical Guidelines	Maternal Critical Care; CPR In Pregnancy: Local Trust Guidelines OAA Maternal Critical Care resources
Audit / Qu suggestions	Raising the standards: RCoA Quality Improvement Compendium 7Obstetric practice 7.9 Timely anaesthetic involvement in the care of high-risk and critically ill women
FRCA questions	Question on Amniotic Fluid Embolism Final FRCA Written Obstetric Past Questions
Simulation suggestion	Maternal cardiac arrest simulation