Amniotic fluid embolism: lessons for rapid recognition and intervention
Autops. Case Rep; 11 (), 2021
Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare, often fatal complication of labor and delivery. The classic presentation is the sudden onset of a triad of clinical manifestations: hypoxia, hypotension and coagulopathy. Understanding of the syndrome as an immunologically mediated, complicated and often catastrophic ma...