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Amniotic Fluid* ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid* ; Female ; Pregnancy

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Amniotic Fluid* ; Embolism, Air* ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid* ; Female ; Pregnancy

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Amniotic Fluid ; Embolism, Air ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid ; Female ; Pregnancy

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Amniotic Fluid* ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid* ; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation* ; Female ; Pregnancy

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Amniotic Fluid* ; Colon* ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid* ; Female ; Liver* ; Pregnancy

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Amniotic Fluid ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid ; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ; Female ; Pregnancy

Venous air embolism (VAE) is a life-threatening complication of some surgical procedures. Though occurrence of VAE is frequent during neurosurgical procedures, coagulopathy following VAE has not previously been reported. Coagulation abnormalities are more commonly reported associated with fat or amniotic fluid embolism, but rarely with VAE. We present a case of massive VAE in sitting position leading to fatal coagulopathy even after successful resuscitation following the event. Coagulation abnormalities and bleeding can produce catastrophic consequences in neurosurgical patients. This report emphasizes the possibility of this potentially fatal complication in patients who have sustained a massive VAE.
Embolism, Air* ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Neurosurgical Procedures ; Resuscitation

Amniotic fluid embolism is rare and unexpected but a life-threatening complication of pregnancy is accompanied by a high mortality rate. This syndrome usually occurs at the time of delivery. Classical clinical features are sudden onset of circulatory collapse, acute respiratory distress, disseminated intravascular coagulation and neurological impairment like seizure. The diagnosis is made by identifying clinically characteristics symptoms, and by exclusion of other cause. We report one case of a patient with amniotic fluid embolism, which showed atypical symptoms like seizure.
Amniotic Fluid* ; Diagnosis ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid* ; Female ; Humans ; Mortality ; Pregnancy ; Seizures* ; Shock

OBJECTIVE: To establish the diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism with blood samples by liquid-based cytology technique and to study the validity of method. METHODS: The blood samples were collected from patients who suffered from amniotic fluid embolism. The components of amniotic fluid in blood samples were examined with blood smear by two direct smear methods (supernatant smear, sediment smear) and two liquid-based cytology methods (automatic smear, manual smear). The positive detection rate of each method was calculated. RESULTS: The positive detection rates of two liquid-based cytology methods (84.6% and 92.3%, respectively) were much higher than those of two direct methods (53.8% and 61.5%, respectively). CONCLUSION The liquid-based cytology technique could improve the positive detection rate of amniotic fluid embolism.
Amniotic Fluid ; Cytological Techniques/methods* ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid/diagnosis* ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy

Adult ; Embolism, Amniotic Fluid ; etiology ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy