Fetal bradycardia and disseminated coagulopathy: Atypical presentation of amniotic fluid emboli

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1214-1215

  Levy, R ^a   Furman, B ^a   Hagay, Z J ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid emboli; Disseminated coagulopathy; Fetal bradycardia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; OXYTOCIN;

ACIDEMIA; ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; COLLAPSE; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HYPOXIA; HUMAN; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLASMA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 4644231675     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00511.x     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Awad T, Shorten GD. Amniotic fluid embolism and isolated coagulopathy: atypical presentation of amniotic fluid embolism. Eur J Anesth 2001; 18: 410-2.
2. Azegami M, Mori N. Amniotic fluid embolism and leukotrienes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1986; 155: 1119-22.
3. Clark SL, Hankins GDV, Dudley DA, Dildy GA, Porter TF. Amniotic fluid embolism: Analysis of the national registry. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995; 172: 1158-63.
4. Davies S. Amniotic fluid embolism and isolated disseminated intravascular coagulation. Can J Anaesth 1999; 46: 456-7.
5. Davies S. Amniotic fluid embolus: a review of the literature. Can J Anesth 2001; 48: 88-9.
6. Lockwood CJ, Bach R, Guha A, Zhou X, Miller WA, Nemerson Y. Amniotic fluid contains tissue factor, a potent initiator of coagulation. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991; 165: 1335-7.