An analysis on one emergent case of delayed amniotic fluid embolism complicated with acute pituitary crisis leading to difficult weaning / 中国中西医结合急救杂志

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.