Amniotic fluid embolism with isolated coagulopathy: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-66

  Yang, Jeong In ^a   Kim, Haeng Soo ^b   Chang, Ki Hong ^b   Ryu, Hee Sug ^b   Joo, Hee Jae ^b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervix; Embolism, amniotic fluid; Isolated coagulopathy

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACERATION; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 31644434489     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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