Delayed presentation of amniotic fluid embolism: Lessons from a case diagnosed at autopsy

Respirology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 148-150

  Malhotra, Puneet ^a   Agarwal, Ritesh ^a   Awasthi, Anshu ^a   Das, Ashim ^a   Behera, Digamber ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Amniotic fluid embolism; Autopsy; Delayed presentation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DELIVERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE SECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AUTOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33845702437     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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