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Amniotic fluid embolism [PDF]

Anaesthesia, 1979
The statement that amniotic fluid embolism is the most dangerous and untreatable condition in obstetrics appears to be true. It must be suspected in any patient who collapses or bleeds excessively during labour or the immediate post-partum period. Attempts should be made to secure a definitive diagnosis in life by examination of blood obtained from the
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2016
Amniotic fluid embolism remains one of the most devastating conditions in obstetric practice with an incidence of approximately 1 in 40,000 deliveries and a reported mortality rate ranging from 20% to 60%. The pathophysiology involves an abnormal maternal response to fetal tissue exposure associated with breaches of the maternal-fetal physiologic ...
Amir A, Shamshirsaz, Steven L, Clark
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Successful management of amniotic fluid embolism with cardiac arrest and liver rupture: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an unpredictable and critical obstetric emergency. Although infrequent, it carries a significant risk of mortality. AFE is typically characterized by abrupt circulatory and respiratory failures, along with disseminated ...
Jing Liu, Sirui Ma, Ying Wang, Fu Wei
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Amniotic fluid embolism: lessons for rapid recognition and intervention [PDF]

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2021
Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare, often fatal complication of labor and delivery. The classic presentation is the sudden onset of a triad of clinical manifestations: hypoxia, hypotension and coagulopathy.
Larry Nichols, Rema Elmostafa, Angela Nguyen, Keisha R. Callins   +3 more
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Amniotic fluid embolism with liver rupture: a case report [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an obstetric emergency with a low incidence but high mortality rate. Intra-abdominal haemorrhage following AFE is frequently attributed to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Haixia Jiang, Limei Wu, Yingxue Bai, Xuelian Tan, Meilian Chen   +4 more
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Amniotic fluid embolism rescued by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [PDF]

Critical Care, 2022
Background Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but often catastrophic complication of pregnancy that leads to cardiopulmonary dysfunction and severe disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). Although few case reports have reported successful use
Sarah Aissi James, Thomas Klein, Guillaume Lebreton, Jacky Nizard, Juliette Chommeloux, Nicolas Bréchot, Marc Pineton de Chambrun, Guillaume Hékimian, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Bruno Levy, Antoine Kimmoun, Alain Combes, Matthieu Schmidt   +12 more
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Analysis of immune-related biomarkers in amniotic fluid embolism by sequencing data and bioinformatics [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) represents an uncommon yet life-threatening obstetric emergency characterized by its sudden onset and significant contribution to maternal death.
Jitao Ma, Rui Zhang, Songqi Hu, Yang Li, Jing Luo, Ying Song, Jian Liu, Yongqiong Yang, Yinjia Wang   +8 more
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Acute Postpartum Respiratory Distress With Right Ventricular Dysfunction Complicating Into Postpartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case of Suspected Atypical Amniotic Fluid Embolism [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a devastating and unpredictable obstetric emergency typically characterized by sudden cardiopulmonary collapse and coagulopathy during or shortly after delivery.
Aniceth Muchunguzi, Esmail Sangey, Hilary Chipongo, Najma Awadh, Kaushik Ramaiya   +4 more
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Amniotic fluid embolism

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1993
Although amniotic fluid embolism is a rare event, but it is a tragic event. This kind of embolism occurs in 1 per 20,000 to 30,000 births with 86% maternal mortality rate in the United States.
S, Fava, A C, Galizia
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism Complicated with Hepatic Rupture: A Case Report [PDF]

International Journal of Women's Health
Yanhong Xu,1– 4,* Yulong Zhang,1– 4,* Jiaying Zheng,1– 4 ChunXia Chen,1,5 Xia Xu,1– 4 Jianying Yan1– 4 1College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital Fujian Medical
Xu Y, Zhang Y, Zheng J, Chen C, Xu X, Yan J   +5 more
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