Amniotic fluid embolism—apropos two consecutive cases

D Ječmenica, I Baralić, D Alempijević… - Journal of Forensic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a sporadic, unpredictable, and usual fatal obstetric
complication. The paper deals with two cases of maternal deaths because of AFE verified by …

A step-by-step diagnosis of exclusion in a twin pregnancy with acute respiratory failure due to non-fatal amniotic fluid embolism: a case report

VE Papaioannou, C Dragoumanis… - Journal of Medical Case …, 2008 - Springer
Introduction Respiratory failure may develop during the later stages of pregnancy and is
usually associated with tocolysis or other co-existing conditions such as pneumonia, sepsis …

Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in pregnancy. Caesarean section in the second trimester to improve maternal ventilation

MP Oram, P Seal, CE McKinstry - Anaesthesia and intensive …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
We report the case of a 25-year-old woman in the second trimester of pregnancy with acute
respiratory distress syndrome associated with miliary tuberculosis. Delivery of the baby by …

[PDF][PDF] ARDS-AN UNCOMMON LIFE-THREATENING OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY.

A Matai, N Agarwal, N Rathi, R Goyal - Indian Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2019 - iog.org.in
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a form of hypoxemic respiratory failure
characterized by severe impairment of gas exchange and lung mechanics, with a high case …

[PDF][PDF] Embolie cu lichid amniotic: cauză de deces matern

L Hecser, H Jung, D Matei, G Csiki, KP Siklodi - Rom J Leg Med, 2008 - rjlm.ro
Amniotic fluid embolism: cause of maternal death. Amniotic fluid embolism is an
oftendevastatory obstetric syndrome, occurring in 1 in 8000 to in 80000 pregnancies. The …