Risk factors for foetal loss in injured pregnant patients: an analysis of 105 patients managed at a major trauma centre in South Africa
Risk factors for foetal loss include injury severity, shock on admission and the need for laparotomy. Identifying these risk factors might improve management of foetal and maternal health.
Authors
- Howard Wain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6693-0062)
- Jonathan Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-5208)
- John Bruce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8666-4104)
- Grant Laing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-0386)
- Wanda Bekker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0695-5994)
- Damian Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-1455)
- Hong Xiang Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-9932)
- Li Yong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3627-8610)
- Victor Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2291-2572)
- CY Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4806-3550)
Institutions
- Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Western General Hospital (GB)
- Auckland City Hospital (NZ)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36303/sajs.02713
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00