Echocardiographically detected mass "in transit" in early amniotic fluid embolism

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 332-335

  Saad, Abdo ^a   El Husseini, Nada ^a   Nader, Gilbert Abou ^a   Gharzuddine, Walid ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Mass "in transit"

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; OXYTOCIN; PROTAMINE;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DELIVERY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPISIOTOMY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MASSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33745671685     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.06.012     Document Type: Article

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