Key result
Unsupervised caesarean scar pregnancy termination in a high-risk cardiac patient leads to fatal septic shock.
Why the study?
With rising global caesarean delivery rates, the incidence of caesarean scar pregnancy has been increasing.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case emphasizes the need for prompt multidisciplinary management of Caesarean scar pregnancy presenting with septic shock in patients with cardiac comorbidities, and warns against unguided self-administration of medical termination pills.
Requires vigilance for CSP in septic shock among cardiac patients with cesarean history; leaves open standardized management protocols.
Caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy characterised by the implantation of the gestational sac at the site of a previous caesarean section scar. With the global increase in caesarean delivery rates, the incidence of CSP has been rising correspondingly. We present a case of a 28-year-old woman with an undiagnosed CSP and approximately eight weeks of amenorrhea, who presented in septic shock, further complicated by preexisting cardiac comorbidities. This case highlights the critical importance of prompt recognition, timely diagnosis, and coordinated multidisciplinary management to optimise outcomes and decrease severe maternal morbidity and mortality, and also strongly discourages self-administration of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) pills, especially in the absence of clinical evaluation and imaging in pregnant women.
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Vidya Jadhav (2025) conducted a case report in Caesarean scar pregnancy with septic shock and multiorgan dysfunction (n=1). Unsupervised medical termination of pregnancy (mifepristone and misoprostol) was evaluated on Clinical outcome. Unsupervised medical termination of a caesarean scar pregnancy in a high-risk cardiac patient resulted in septic shock, multiorgan dysfunction, and maternal death despite aggressive management.
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