Amniotic fluid embolism: A comparison between patients who survived and those who died

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1515-1521

  Matsuda, Y ^a,b   Kamitomo, M ^b  

^a TOKYO WOMEN S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST   (Japan)

^b Kagoshima City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE); Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Dyspnoea; Shock

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649214699     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700529     Document Type: Article

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