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AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM: A CASE REPORT
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 ...
ELENA V. Rudaeva +5 more
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Women's knowledge, expectations and experience of induction of labour and the association with maternal anxiety [PDF]
University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health.Induction of Labour (IOL) is one of the fastest growing procedures in childbirth in the developed world with one in four women now being induced.
Jadidi, S
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Amniotic fluid embolism that took place during an emergent Cesarean section -A case report- [PDF]
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but fatal obstetric emergency, characterized by sudden cardiovascular collapse, dyspnea or respiratory arrest and altered mentality, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
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Venous Air Embolism Not Amniotic Fluid Embolism [PDF]
Charles Her
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Current Concepts of Immunology and Diagnosis in Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in developed countries. Current thinking about pathophysiology has shifted away from embolism toward a maternal immune response to the fetus.
Michael D. Benson
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REVIEW OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM [PDF]
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of main artery or one of its branches of lung by the fat, amniotic fluid, embolisation of air or any other foreign substances. It is also due to formation of thrombus [blood clot] in the arteries of lung.
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Atypical Amniotic Fluid Embolism Managed with a Novel Therapeutic Regimen
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is the second leading cause of maternal mortality in the USA with an incidence of 1 : 15,200 births. The case fatality rate and perinatal mortality associated with AFE are 13–30% and 9–44%, respectively.
Shadi Rezai +4 more
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The Management of Amniotic Fluid Embolism from the ICU Perspective
Objective: This review provides a comprehensive intensive care unit (ICU) perspective on amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), encompassing its epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. Mechanism: AFE is an abrupt and perilous condition.
Mingwang Jia +5 more
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There is legal uncertainty as to whether selective foeticide is authorised under section 47A of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance (1967). Medical and legal issues surrounding a case of selective foeticide in a triplet pregnancy are reported ...
Lau, WL, Law, KM, Leung, KY
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