Amniotic fluid embolism

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 129-135

  Rudra, A ^a   Chatterjee, S ^a   Sengupta, S ^b   Nandi, B ^b   Mitra, J ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Apollo Gleneagles Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Coagulopathy; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CARBOPROST; CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MISOPROSTOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PROSTACYCLIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACID ASPIRATION; AIR EMBOLISM; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; AORTA BALLOON; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILL; CONVULSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECLAMPSIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS OUTCOME; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEMOFILTRATION; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; PUERPERIUM; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VOMITING;

EID: 75749114796     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.58537     Document Type: Review

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