Rapid diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism causing severe pulmonary failure.

Ricou, B;REPER, Pascal;Suter, P M
(1989) Intensive care medicine — Vol. 15, n° 2, p. 129-131 (1989)

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  • Ricou, B
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  • REPER, PascalUCLouvain
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  • Suter, P M
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We report an amniotic fluid embolism in a 28-year-old woman developing 8 h after elective cesarean section. She presented with severe respiratory distress syndrome. Amniotic cells were demonstrated in central venous blood and in the endotracheal aspirate.
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Ricou, B., REPER, P., & Suter, P. M. (1989). Rapid diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism causing severe pulmonary failure. Intensive care medicine, 15(2), 129-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00295991 (Original work published 1989)