Open AccessAmniotic fluid embolism
Author(s) -
Girendra Sadera,
Bharathram Vasudevan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of obstetric anaesthesia and critical care/journal of obstetric anaesthesia and critial care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9539
pISSN - 2249-4472
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4472.155192
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid embolism , medicine , complication , intensive care medicine , multidisciplinary approach , intensive care unit , multidisciplinary team , pregnancy , surgery , social science , genetics , nursing , sociology , biology
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare complication of pregnancy carrying a high mortality rate. The exact pathogenesis of the condition is still not known. Diagnosing AFE needs a high suspicion as it is essentially a clinical diagnosis of exclusion. Patients with AFE are best-managed in a critical care unit by a multidisciplinary team and management is largely supportive. This review compiles the currently available information on AFE