Amniotic fluid embolism

Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is one of the catastrophic complications of pregnancy in which amniotic fluid, fetal cells, hair, or other debris enters into the maternal pulmonary circulation, causing cardiovascular collapse. Etiology largely remains unknown, but may occur in healthy women during lab...

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Main Authors: Kiranpreet Kaur, Mamta Bhardwaj, Prashant Kumar, Suresh Singhal, Tarandeep Singh, Sarla Hooda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2016;volume=32;issue=2;spage=153;epage=159;aulast=Kaur