Amniotic fluid embolism

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Moore, Jason ^a   Baldisseri, Marie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Anoxic encephalopathy; Cardiogenic shock; Clinical diagnosis; Diagnosis of exclusion; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Hypotension; Hypoxia; Life threatening condition; Neurologic impairment

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LABOR COMPLICATION; LUNG EDEMA; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK;

EID: 26444468847     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000183158.71311.28     Document Type: Review

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