Amniotic fluid embolism: Pathophysiology from the perspective of pathology

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 627-632

  Tamura, Naoaki ^a   Farhana, Mustari ^a   Oda, Tomoaki ^a   Itoh, Hiroaki ^a   Kanayama, Naohiro ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

amniotic fluid embolism; anaphylactoid reaction; disseminated intravascular coagulopathy; postpartum acute myometritis; postpartum hemorrhage; uterine atony

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A RECEPTOR; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ALLERGIC REACTION; AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA EXCHANGE; SQUAMOUS CELL; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85013113266     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.13284     Document Type: Article

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