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Amniotic fluid pulmonary embolism and COVID-19: Case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare complication of peripartum. It is caused by the entry of fetal components into the maternal systemic circulation. There are 2 main types: typical; it presents with the triad of hemodynamic collapse, respiratory distress ...
Karla Melissa Masmela Garcia, MD, Lorena García Agudelo, MD, Carlos Andrés Duran Mayorga, MD, César David Gualteros Lara, MD, Julio César Velasco Castro, MD   +4 more
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Placental mesenchymal dysplasia complicated with sudden fetal demise and amniotic fluid embolism: a case report

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Placenta mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a rare placental anomaly associated with various fetal and maternal complications. Whether close ultrasound surveillance can prevent intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) in patients with PMD is still under ...
Shaojie Wang, Li-Ling Lin, Wei-Chih Chen
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Chest computed tomography of a patient revealing severe hypoxia due to amniotic fluid embolism: a case report

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 After First-Trimester Abortion

Cureus, 2022
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) may be a rare event in pregnancy, especially after a first-trimester medical termination of pregnancy (MTP). A 35-year-old G3P2L2 came to our outpatient department at six weeks of pregnancy for medical termination of ...
S. Panda, Ananya Das, Nitasha Sharma, Rituparna Das, Dr vinayak Jante   +4 more
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Successful ECMO-assisted open chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a postpartum patient with delayed amniotic fluid embolism

European Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Background Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but potentially dangerous severe obstetrics complication, which is accompanied by an incidence between 1.9 and 6.1 per 100,000 births.
Yafen Wu, Jin Luo, Tao Chen, Hong-sheng Zhan, Jinfa Liu, Junxing Chen, Shouping Wang   +6 more
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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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Utilization of point-of-care ultrasound and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in the diagnosis and management of amniotic fluid embolism presenting as post-partum hemorrhage and cardiac arrest

Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine, 2022
Objectives To describe the integration of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in the diagnosis and management of cardiac arrest secondary to amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).
Angela N. Phillips, L. Kirkland, W. Wagner, Roman Melamed, David M. Tierney   +4 more
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Rotational Thromboelastometry-Guided Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Treatment of Amniotic Fluid Embolism

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare and often fatal complication of pregnancy that occurs during the puerperium. The low incidence of AFE has resulted in few large studies, which makes evidence-based management of AFE challenging.
Jillian Wothe, Elizabeth P. Elfstrand, M. Mooney, D. Wothe   +3 more
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MANAGEMENT OF CRISES DURING ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY. PART XII: EMBOLISM [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2017
MANAGEMENT OF CRISES DURING ANESTHESIA AND SURGERY. PART XII: EMBOLISM Salam N Asfar@ & Jasim M Salman# @MB, ChB, MSc, Professor of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Basrah. #MB,ChB, DA, FICMS, Lecturer & Consultant Anesthesiologist,
Salam N Asfar, Jasim M Salman
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A Rare Case of Uterine Rupture in the First Trimester of Pregnancy Secondary to Placenta Accreta Spectrum. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Uterine rupture in the first trimester is a rare but life‐threatening condition that must be ruled out in an otherwise hemodynamically stable patient with complex free fluid in the abdomen. Early identification of placenta accreta spectrum is key to provide adequate treatment and minimize mortality.
Huertas Ayala C, Fazal H, Winkler M, Baker B.   +3 more
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