Successful ECMO-assisted open chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a postpartum patient with delayed amniotic fluid embolism

Successful ECMO-assisted open chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a postpartum patient with delayed amniotic fluid embolism

Highlights (1) The rare but dangerous amniotic fluid embolish after cesarean delivery was diagnosed. (2) A cardiac arrest accompanied by acute respiratory distress syndrome and coagulopathy was recorded. (3) Diagnosis, risk factors and pathophysiology for amniotic fluid embolish in this case were de...

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Main Authors: Yafen Wu, Jin Luo, Tao Chen, Hong Zhan, Jinfa Liu, Junxing Chen, Shouping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Amniotic fluid embolism
ECMO
Open chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Puerperant
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-021-00628-1

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