• Vol 10 • February 2008 154 Amniotic fluid embolism is uncommon (1:8000 to 1:80,000 deliveries) but lethal. It is a leading cause of maternal death in the developed world. Up to 61% of women who sustain it either die or suffer permanent neurological damage. The patient experiences sudden dyspnea, rapidly followed by hypotension, desaturation, cyanosis, cardiac dysrhythmia and cardiorespiratory...
