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Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care
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(6): 326-329, 2018.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-706977
ABSTRACT
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a clinical syndrome caused by amniotic fluid suddenly going into the maternal blood circulation in the process of delivery, the incidence is extremely low, however, its mortality is relatively high; since its clinical manifestations lack specificities, misdiagnosis or overlook of its presence often occurs. In this article, 1 case of delayed amniotic fluid embolism complicated with pituitary crisis leading to difficulty in weaning mechanical ventilation was reported in order to improve the understanding of AFE.