Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report

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Autor(a) principal: de Matos, Jean Carlos
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Vettorazzi-Stuczynski, Janete, Lidinéia Alfen, Taciana, L. de Carvalho, Rui
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Clinical and Biomedical Research
Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/125372
Resumo: A case of cardiorespiratory failure in a healthy patient during a C-section is reported. The patient had been admitted to the Obstetrics Center of the Hospital de Clínicas. After the fetus was removed, the patient had an episode of cardiorespiratory failure that developed to pulmonary edema and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. Clinical and laboratory examinations indicated embolism caused by amniotic fluid. Later, the patient presented positive development. Our objective is to discuss characteristics of etiopathogeny, diagnosis, and treatment of amniotic fluid embolism, a rare and fatal complication with a mortality rate of 90%. 
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spelling Amniotic fluid embolism: a case reportEmbolia por líquido amniótico: relato de casoCoagulopatiasembolia por líquido amnióticoCIVDgestação de alto riscoAmniotic fluid embolismmaternal mortalitydisseminated intravascularcoagulopathyA case of cardiorespiratory failure in a healthy patient during a C-section is reported. The patient had been admitted to the Obstetrics Center of the Hospital de Clínicas. After the fetus was removed, the patient had an episode of cardiorespiratory failure that developed to pulmonary edema and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. Clinical and laboratory examinations indicated embolism caused by amniotic fluid. Later, the patient presented positive development. Our objective is to discuss characteristics of etiopathogeny, diagnosis, and treatment of amniotic fluid embolism, a rare and fatal complication with a mortality rate of 90%. Os autores relatam um caso de parada cardiorrespiratória em uma paciente previamente hígida submetida à cesariana. A paciente foi atendida no Centro Obstétrico do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Após a retirada do feto, a paciente teve uma parada cardiorrespiratória, evoluindo para um quadro de edema pulmonar e de coagulopatia intravascular disseminada (CIVD). O quadro clínico e laboratorial foi sugestivo de embolia por líquido amniótico e a paciente teve evolução favorável. O objetivo deste relato é discutir aspectos sobre a etiopatogenia, diagnóstico e tratamento da embolia por líquido amniótico (ELA), uma complicação rara e fatal na maioria dos casos, com taxas de mortalidade em torno de 90% dos casos. HCPA/FAMED/UFRGS2022-06-21info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-reviewed ArticleAvaliado por paresapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/125372Clinical & Biomedical Research; Vol. 20 No. 2 (2000): Revista HCPAClinical and Biomedical Research; v. 20 n. 2 (2000): Revista HCPA2357-9730reponame:Clinical and Biomedical Researchinstname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSporhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/125372/85226http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessde Matos, Jean Carlos Vettorazzi-Stuczynski, Janete Lidinéia Alfen, Taciana L. de Carvalho, Rui 2022-09-16T16:33:08Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/125372Revistahttps://www.seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpaPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/oai||cbr@hcpa.edu.br2357-97302357-9730opendoar:2022-09-16T16:33:08Clinical and Biomedical Research - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
Embolia por líquido amniótico: relato de caso
title Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
spellingShingle Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
de Matos, Jean Carlos
Coagulopatias
embolia por líquido amniótico
CIVD
gestação de alto risco
Amniotic fluid embolism
maternal mortality
disseminated intravascular
coagulopathy
title_short Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
title_full Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
title_fullStr Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
title_sort Amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
author de Matos, Jean Carlos
author_facet de Matos, Jean Carlos
Vettorazzi-Stuczynski, Janete
Lidinéia Alfen, Taciana
L. de Carvalho, Rui
author_role author
author2 Vettorazzi-Stuczynski, Janete
Lidinéia Alfen, Taciana
L. de Carvalho, Rui
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv de Matos, Jean Carlos
Vettorazzi-Stuczynski, Janete
Lidinéia Alfen, Taciana
L. de Carvalho, Rui
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Coagulopatias
embolia por líquido amniótico
CIVD
gestação de alto risco
Amniotic fluid embolism
maternal mortality
disseminated intravascular
coagulopathy
topic Coagulopatias
embolia por líquido amniótico
CIVD
gestação de alto risco
Amniotic fluid embolism
maternal mortality
disseminated intravascular
coagulopathy
description A case of cardiorespiratory failure in a healthy patient during a C-section is reported. The patient had been admitted to the Obstetrics Center of the Hospital de Clínicas. After the fetus was removed, the patient had an episode of cardiorespiratory failure that developed to pulmonary edema and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. Clinical and laboratory examinations indicated embolism caused by amniotic fluid. Later, the patient presented positive development. Our objective is to discuss characteristics of etiopathogeny, diagnosis, and treatment of amniotic fluid embolism, a rare and fatal complication with a mortality rate of 90%. 
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