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Amniotic fluid embolism : a case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Os autores relatam um caso de parada cardiorrespiratória em uma paciente previamente hígida submetida à cesariana. A paciente foi atendida no Centro Obstétrico do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.
Matos, Jean Carlos de   +3 more
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Not only a clinical nightmare: amniotic fluid embolism in Court.

open access: yes, 2013
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an uncommon obstetric condition involving usually women in labour or in the early post-partum period. Clinical consequences of this unpredictable and unpreventable pathology may be extremely serious with high morbidity ...
DI LUCA, Natale Mario   +11 more
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The Probable Mechanism of Death in Amniotic Fluid Pulmonary Embolism

open access: yes, 1951
Since 1941 when amniotic fluid pulmonary embolism was first described, many authors on this subject have suggested that anaphylactic shock is responsible for the fatal outcome of this syndrome. It is the purpose of this thesis to disprove this theory and
Evrard, John R.
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New Graduate Labor & Delivery Nurses’ Confidence in Recognition of Amniotic Fluid Embolism

open access: yes, 2023
In labor and delivery nurses who obtained registered nursing licensure within the last 36 months, what is the effect of completing an in-service continuing education course on the signs and symptoms of amniotic fluid embolism in laboring people on their ...
Salazar, Lillian   +3 more
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Pathogenesis and management of peripartum coagulopathic calamities (disseminated intravascular coagulation and amniotic fluid embolism)

open access: yes, 2013
Acute coagulopathic peripartum calamities are relatively rare but contribute importantly to maternal morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Abruptio placenta, amniotic fluid embolism, and retained fetal or placental material may lead to fulminant ...
Levi, Marcel
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism Treated with Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

open access: yes, 2019
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an extremely rare yet fatal obstetric emergency. AFE presents as sudden cardiovascular collapse after a breach of maternal-fetal membranes and is often complicated by severe coagulopathy.
Robert Gitman   +2 more
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation due to Amniotic Fluid Embolism in an Early Molar Pregnancy

open access: yes, 2018
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare event in pregnancy, especially after first and second trimester abortions.
Levin, Veronika A.   +5 more
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Amniotic fluid embolism causing severe left ventricular dysfunction and death: case report and review of the literature

open access: yes, 1996
Hemodynamic instability in amniotic fluid embolism has previously been demonstrated only by right heart catheterization. We present detailed documentation obtained by echocardiography and cardiac catheterization of a 35-year-old woman who developed ...
Bajwa, Tanvir, Dib, Nabil
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism In The Parturient Patient

open access: yes, 2019
An amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) occurs when amniotic fluid enters maternal circulation, causing a physical obstruction or an anaphylactoid reaction, both of which are often detrimental to the parturient patient. This paper reviews a series of studies to
Pasquariello, Vanessa
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AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM: A CASE REPORT

open access: yes, 2018
Amniotic fluid embolism (EAF) is a critical condition in pregnant women, parturients and puerperas, provoked by the release of amniotic fluid into the maternal bloodstream and resulting in acute hypotension, respiratory failure or sudden cardiac arrest ...
VADIM G. Mozes   +5 more
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