Temporary Extracorporeal Circulatory Support and Pulmonary Embolectomy for Catastrophic Amniotic Fluid Embolism
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https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20101135Abstract
Amniotic fluid embolism is usually a life-threatening complication of an otherwise healthy pregnancy. Medical management of the coagulopathy and cardiovascular collapse is challenging and is often unsuccessful. We present a case and advocate the use of temporary circulatory support and pulmonary embolectomy in what would otherwise have been a fatal scenario.References
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