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A step-by-step diagnosis of exclusion in a twin pregnancy with acute respiratory failure due to non-fatal amniotic fluid embolism: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Respiratory failure may develop during the later stages of pregnancy and is usually associated with tocolysis or other co-existing conditions such as pneumonia, sepsis, pre-eclampsia or amniotic fluid embolism syndrome.
Papaioannou Vasilios E, Dragoumanis Christos, Theodorou Vassiliki, Konstantonis Dimitrios, Pneumatikos Ioannis   +4 more
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The Role of Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A Case Report and Literature Review

Cureus, 2021
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare and life-threatening complication related to pregnancy. Early diagnosis and prompt intervention are important tools for the survival of the patient. Despite early intervention, mortality rate remains high.
Shalini Durgam, Munish Sharma, Rahul Dadhwal, A. Vakil, S. Surani   +4 more
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Maternity Healthcare Worker Perspectives of Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity Recording, Reporting and Case Review in Queensland, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Systematic, multi‐disciplinary review of Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity (SAMM) can improve maternal outcomes. Routinely collected data, collated into the Queensland SAMM Dashboard, may facilitate local case review. We wanted to understand how SAMMs are reviewed locally and how centrally collated data supports review processes ...
Joanne Frost, Edward Weaver, Leonie Callaway   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical education in obstetrics and gynecology: A global update from 2025

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
OB‐GYN education is undergoing a global transformation driven by simulation, competency‐based training, and digital innovations, while international standards aim to reduce persistent resource gaps and improve equitable learning. Abstract As medical knowledge and technologies rapidly evolve, curricula have become increasingly dense, and designing ...
Florian Recker, Ricarda Neubauer, Jana Adams, Sebastian Ludwig, Florin‐Andrei Taran, Tanja Groten   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amniotic fluid embolism: retrospective study about 12 patients

PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020
Amniotic embolism is a serious complication. The symptoms associated with amniotic embolism (EA) result from the passage into the maternal circulation of fetal and amniotic material, most often during labor or in immediate postpartum.
Amal Moukhliss1, Soukaina Safir, Marwa Abdulhakeem, Rihab Machtache, Rachida Habbal, Kenza Lebbar, Rachida Sabiri, Mehdi Bouslikhane, Karima Fichtali, Mustapha Benhessou, Said Bouhya, Amine Hanzaz, Adil Ouboukhliq, Lina Berrada, Rachid Elharrar   +14 more
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Comparison of the Different Definition Criteria for the Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid Embolism [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: There are several sets of criteria for the diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE), but little is known about their degree of agreement.
Hiroshi Kobayashi, Juria Akasaka, Katsuhiko Naruse, Toshiyuki Sado, Taihei Tsunemi, Emiko Niiro, Kana Iwai   +6 more
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, , ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM BY AMNIOTIC FLUID - A RARE COMPLICATION OF PERINATAL PERIOD THAT SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN.

Wiadomosci lekarskie, 2021
OBJECTIVE Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a diagnostically challenging type of pulmonary embolism that occurs when amniotic fluid enters maternal circulation during delivery or postpartum.
Mateusz Jermakow, Agnieszka Palus, M. Ciurzyński, B. Pietrzak, K. Kurnicka, P. Pruszczyk, P. Bienias   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Colonic ischemia possibly due to resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) used to manage amniotic fluid embolism: a case report

JA Clinical Reports, 2019
Background Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) can control massive postpartum hemorrhage. Case presentation A 41-year-old woman transferred to hospital following cesarean section presented in refractory hemorrhagic shock ...
Mitsunori Ikeda, Toshihiro Kitai, Nobuhiro Hayashi, Isao Ukai, Toshikatsu Nobunaga, Masanobu Kohno, Tatsuya Sugino   +6 more
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Placental chorangiomas: Diagnostic challenges and contemporary approaches to fetal care

Pregnancy, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Placental chorangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the placenta. Although most are small and asymptomatic lesions, giant chorangiomas are associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Therefore, in those affected by giant placental chorangioma, early diagnosis and intensive fetal monitoring are indicated to
Tiffany E. Deihl, May Abiad, Enaja Sambatur, Nikan Zargarzadeh, Ramen H. Chmait, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Stephen P. Emery   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amniotic fluid embolus in the absence of disseminated intravascular coagulation and respiratory failure: A diagnostic challenge

Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 2018
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a potentially catastrophic complication unique to pregnancy, characterised by its poorly understood pathophysiology and diverse clinical manifestations.
Fiona C Oglesby, Sara-Catrin Cook, Fiona E Kelly, Chris Marsh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source