Consumptive Coagulopathy Involving Amniotic Fluid Embolism: The Importance of Earlier Assessments for Interventions in Critical Care.

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Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare disease that induces fatal coagulopathy; however, due to its rarity, it has not yet been examined in detail. The strict diagnostic criteria by Clark for amniotic fluid embolism include severe coagulopathy complicated by cardiopulmonary insufficiency, whereas the Japanese criteria also include postpartum hemorrhage or Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in clinical practice. Amniotic fluid embolism cases with preceding consumptive coagulopathy may exist and are potential clinical targets for earlier assessments and interventions among amniotic fluid embolism cases fulfilling the Japanese, but not Clark criteria. The present study was performed to compare coagulopathy in the earlier stage between the amniotic fluid embolism patients dia

SUBMITTER: Oda T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7673639 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature