NONFATAL AMNIOTIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM
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Fatal pulmonary embolism by amniotic fluid.
Sudden death, during or just after labour, has only too often been attributed to " obstetric shock." Out of this aetiological obscurity, in 1941 and 1942, Steiner and Lushbaugh extracted one recognizable cause of death, the finding in the maternal blood vessels of amniotic material. Recognition of other cases has followed rapidly (see review by Sluder and Lock, 1952), but thus far only three re...
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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. amniotic fluid embolism is in charge of near 10-15% of all maternal deaths. this article reflects the experiences of a nurse midwife encountered with a maternal and neonatal death due to an amniotic fluid...
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A MNIOTIC fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but potentially catastrophic obstetric emergency. Despite earlier recognition and aggressive treatment, morbidity and mortality rates remain high. An estimated 5–15% of all maternal deaths in Western countries are due to AFE. Recent retrospective reviews of population-based hospital databases in Canada and the United States found AFE incidences of 6.1–7....
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AFE is an unpredictable, unpreventable, and, for the most part, an untreatable obstetric emergency. Management of this condition includes prompt recognition of the signs and symptoms, aggressive resuscitation efforts, and supportive therapy. Any delays in diagnosis and treatment can result in increased maternal and/or fetal impairment or death. Whereas once the invariable outcome of AFE was dea...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.98.2.434