Amniotic fluid embolism: What level of scientific evidence can be drawn? a systematic review

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1157-1162

  Frati, Paola ^a,b   Foldes Papp, Zeno ^c   Zaami, Simona ^a   Busardò, Francesco P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c HELIOS Clinical Center of Emergency Medicine Department for Internal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Incidence; Management and treatment; Risk factors; Scientific evidence

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; MUCIN; OXYGEN; PROTHROMBIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A;

AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECLAMPSIA; FETUS DISTRESS; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY;

EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84904067946     PISSN: 13892010     EISSN: 18734316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389201015666140430101639     Document Type: Article

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