Amniotic fluid embolism rescued by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Abstract Background Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but often catastrophic complication of pregnancy that leads to cardiopulmonary dysfunction and severe disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). Although few case reports have reported successful use of venoarterial extracorporeal membr...

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Published in:	Critical Care
Main Authors:	Sarah Aissi James, Thomas Klein, Guillaume Lebreton, Jacky Nizard, Juliette Chommeloux, Nicolas Bréchot, Marc Pineton de Chambrun, Guillaume Hékimian, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Bruno Levy, Antoine Kimmoun, Alain Combes, Matthieu Schmidt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-04-01
Subjects:	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Amniotic fluid embolism Cardiogenic shock Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy Outcomes
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-03969-3