Kurt J. Pfeifer, MD, FACP
Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP
Medical College of Wisconsin
State University of New York - Downstate
Michael P. Carson, MD & David A. Halle, MD
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The incidence of non-obstetric surgery in pregnant patients is 0.2-1.0%.[1] The most common non-obstetric surgical procedures are appendectomy (1 per 2000 pregnancies) and cholecystectomy (1-6 per 10,000 pregnancies).[2] The perioperative maternal risks of non-obstetric surgery are similar to that of non-pregnant surgical patients. From a technical and fetal risk standpoint, the best time for non-obstetric surgery is during the second trimester. The rate of congenital abnormalities after non-obstetric surgery has not conclusively been shown to be increased.
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