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.
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Chest computed tomography of a patient revealing severe hypoxia due to amniotic fluid embolism: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Amniotic fluid embolism is one of the most severe complications in the peripartum period. Because its onset is abrupt and fulminant, it is unlikely that there will be time to examine the condition using thoracic computed tomography (CT).
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Amniotic fluid embolism: A narrative review
Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 2023 Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but deadly complication of pregnancy. First described in 1926, it remains a diagnosis of exclusion, without clear etiology or a specific test to confirm the diagnosis. Mortality remains high and neurological injury
Frederick J Baxter
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Southern Medical Journal, 2000 Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare occurrence, with no single pathognomonic clinical or laboratory finding. Diagnosis is based on clinical presentation and supportive laboratory values. We describe the case of a 17-year-old nulliparous woman at 27 weeks' gestation who had uterine bleeding, hematuria, hemoptysis, hypotension, dyspnea, and hypoxemia ...
M. E. Bannister, Sharon Davies
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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
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Amniotic fluid embolism complicated by pulmonary embolism leading to multiple organ dysfunction: case report [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineRationaleAmniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare and life-threatening obstetric emergency with an extremely high mortality rate. Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), a severe comorbidity of AFE in the puerperium, further exacerbates hemodynamic disturbance ...
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Analysis of immune-related biomarkers in amniotic fluid embolism by sequencing data and bioinformatics [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) represents an uncommon yet life-threatening obstetric emergency characterized by its sudden onset and significant contribution to maternal death.
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism Complicated with Hepatic Rupture: A Case Report [PDF]
International Journal of Women's HealthYanhong 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
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نشریه پرستاری ایران, 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.
Mahvash Danesh Kajoori
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Amniotic fluid embolism-induced cardiopulmonary collapse successfully treated with combination VA-ECMO and Impella CP. [PDF]
ESC Heart Fail, 2023 Golzarian H +11 more
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