Amniotic fluid embolism-risk factors, maternal and neonatal outcomes

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 439-444

  Spiliopoulos, Michail ^a   Puri, Isha ^a   Jain, Neetu J ^b   Kruse, Lakota ^b   Mastrogiannis, Dimitrios ^a   Dandolu, Vani ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NJ Department of Health and Senior Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Cardiogenic shock; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Hypoxic encephalopathy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; DEMOGRAPHY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SHOCK; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STEP WISE MULTIPLE REGRESSION; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; LABOR COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MOTHERS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149110649     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050902787216     Document Type: Article

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