Severe maternal respiratory distress due to the amniotic fluid embolism syndrome in a twin pregnancy

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 337-339

  de Rooij, G M N ^a   Gelissen, H P M M ^a   Wester, J P J ^a,b   Spijkstra, J J ^a   Go, A T J J ^a   Girbes, A R J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETAMETHASONE; CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FENOTEROL; INDOMETACIN; NADROPARIN; NIFEDIPINE; OXYGEN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG INFECTION; MATERNAL DISEASE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; TACHYCARDIA; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TWINS;

EID: 1442285605     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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