Not only a clinical nightmare: Amniotic fluid embolism in court

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1195-1200

  Busardó, Francesco P ^a   Gulino, Matteo ^a   Di Luca, Natale M ^a   Vergallo, Gianluca M ^a   Pacchiarotti, Arianna ^a   Frati, Paola ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism (afe); Maternal death; Medical malpractice and negligence; Misdiagnosis; National register; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; REGISTER;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84904035812     PISSN: 13892010     EISSN: 18734316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389201015666140430103312     Document Type: Article

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