Amniotic fluid embolism

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 153-159

  Kaur, Kiranpreet ^a   Bhardwaj, Mamta ^a   Kumar, Prashant ^a   Singhal, Suresh ^a   Singh, Tarandeep ^a   Hooda, Sarla ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

amniotic fluid therapy; Amniotic fluid diagnosis; embolism; maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; APROTININ; CARBOPROST TROMETAMOL; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COPROPORPHYRIN; DIGOXIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; OXYTOCIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; SIALYL TN ANTIGEN; TN ANTIGEN; TRYPTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN; ZINC;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABORTION; AMNIOINFUSION; AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LABOR; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 84969628931     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.173356     Document Type: Review

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