Amniotic fluid embolism: Incidence, risk factors, and impact on perinatal outcome

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 874-879

  Kramer, M S ^a   Rouleau, J ^b   Liu, S ^b   Bartholomew, S ^b   Joseph, K S ^c,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; maternal morbidity; maternal mortality; neonatal morbidity; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPHYXIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; COMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; JAUNDICE; LABOR INDUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; SHOCK; STILLBIRTH; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; SEPSIS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84861097276     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03323.x     Document Type: Article

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