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Successful Application of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for a Patient with Clinical Amniotic Fluid Embolism

Authors :
Hye Seon Kang
Hwa Young Lee
Hea Yon Lee
Seok Chan Kim
Source :
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, Vol 30, Iss 4, Pp 303-307 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2015.

Abstract

Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but potentially fatal complication that occurs acutely during pregnancy or within 12 h of delivery. The management of AFE focuses initially on supportive measures for cardiopulmonary stabilization. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation should be considered in patients who are unresponsive to medical treatment in order to prevent additional hypoxia and subsequent organ failure. We present a 41-year-old woman with clinical AFE who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome and was treated successfully with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Details

Language :
English, Korean
ISSN :
23834870 and 23834889
Volume :
30
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4e3b7e15a81a4e6b9dd210e855aea39f
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.4.303