Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy (Amniotic Fluid Embolism)

Critical Care Obstetrics: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 466-474

  Dildy, Gary A ^a,b   Belfort, Michael A ^c,d   Clark, Steven L ^d  

^a Hospital Corporation of America   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy (Amniotic Fluid Embolism); Cardiac arrest to delivery interval and neonatal outcome; Clinical presentation; Experimental models; Historic considerations; Pathophysiology; Published amniotic fluid embolism case series

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885532934     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444316780.ch35     Document Type: Chapter

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