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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: lessons for rapid recognition and intervention

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: A rare cause of maternal collapse—A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2020
High index of suspicion of amniotic fluid embolism should be considered in any intrapartum or postpartum collapse where the obvious cause of collapse is not identified.
Sarita Sitaula, Dipti Das, Subhas Sitaula, Manisha Chhetry   +3 more
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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).
Inui Daisuke, Mano Akiko, Nakataki Emiko, Yamaguchi Harutaka, Takahara Bunji, Imanaka Hideaki, Oto Jun, Nishimura Masaji   +7 more
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Amniotic fluid embolism

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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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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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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AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM: A CASE REPORT

Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 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 ...
ELENA V. Rudaeva, VADIM G. Mozes, IGOR S. Zakharov, SVETLANA I. Yelgina, YULIA V. Vasyutinskaya, ELENA G. Rudaeva   +5 more
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Heterotopic pregnancy and amniotic embolism: a case report

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Heterotopic pregnancy and amniotic embolism are rare conditions that can be challenging to diagnose. To date, there are no cases of heterotopic pregnancy associated with amniotic embolism described in the literature.
Gabriella Soecki, Elisa Carolina Hlatchuk, Caroline Thereza Raymundo, Ana Carolina Sater Andrade, Marcela Clarissa Padeski Ferreira, Ana Paula Percicote, Denis José Nascimento, Narcizo Leopoldo Eduardo da Cunha Sobieray   +7 more
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism Treated with Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Case Reports in Critical Care, 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, Bradlee Bachar, Byron Mendenhall   +2 more
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