ReviewCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2021
The role of echocardiography in amniotic fluid embolism: a case series and review of the literature.
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- Echocardiography findings in amniotic fluid embolism: a systematic review of the literature.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2023Pooled it
- Presumed Amniotic Fluid Embolism Complicated by Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Refractory Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Acute Postpartum Respiratory Distress With Right Ventricular Dysfunction Complicating Into Postpartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case of Suspected Atypical Amniotic Fluid Embolism.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
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- Disentangling the phenotypic patterns of hypertension and chronic hypotension.Journal of biomedical informatics · 2024Article
- Dilemma Diagnosis Between Pulmonary Embolism and Amniotic Fluid Embolism During First Stage of Labor-A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound in obstetric anesthesia and critical care: a scoping review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Breaking Barriers in the Management of Amniotic Fluid Embolism With Interventional Radiology: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Neurological Complications in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Methodology for a Clinical Diagnosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Amniotic fluid embolism causing multiorgan embolisms and reinforces the need for point-of-care ultrasound.Qatar medical journal · 2023Article
- Utilization of point-of-care ultrasound and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in the diagnosis and management of amniotic fluid embolism presenting as post-partum hemorrhage and cardiac arrest.Case reports in perinatal medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeAmniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare, but often fatal condition characterized by sudden hemodynamic instability and coagulopathy occurring during labour or in the early postpartum period. As the mechanisms leading to shock and the cardiovascular effects of AFE are incompletely understood, the purpose of this case series is to describe how AFE presents on echocardiography and review limited reports in the literature. CLINICAL FEATURES: We describe three cases of AFE at the Jewish General Hospital, a tertiary care centre in Montreal, Canada. All cases met the Clark diagnostic criteria, which comprise 1) sudden cardiorespiratory arrest or both hypotension and respiratory compromise, 2) disseminated intravascular coagulation, 3) clinical onset during labour or within 30 min of delivery of the placenta, and 4) absence of fever. Two patients had a cardiac arrest and the third developed significant hypotension and hypoxia. In all patients, point-of-care echocardiography at the time of shock revealed signs of right ventricular failure including a D-shaped septum, acute pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular systolic dysfunction.
conclusionThis case series and literature review of AFE emphasizes the importance of echocardiography in elucidating the etiology of maternal shock. The presence of right ventricular failure may be considered an important criterion to diagnose AFE.
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