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Amniotic fluid embolism

Author(s) -

Girendra Sadera,

Bharathram Vasudevan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of obstetric anaesthesia and critical 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

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