Successful inter-hospital transfer for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after an amniotic fluid embolism induced cardiac arrest

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 507-508

  Fang, Zhe Amy ^a   Van Diepen, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTERIAL GAS; BLOOD CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD PUMP; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CYANOSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; LIVER INJURY; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PLACENTA PREVIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RESUSCITATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84961052103     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-015-0548-z     Document Type: Letter

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