Amnionitis and life-threatening respiratory distress after percutaneous umbilical blood sampling.
Although amnionitis secondary to percutaneous umbilical blood sampling is extremely uncommon, a high index of suspicion should be maintained and a full evaluation should be initiated if nonspecific signs of infection appear within 2 weeks after the procedure is performed. In this case life-threatening adult respiratory distress syndrome was a sequela of this complication.
Wilkins
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029.
Mezrow
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Lynch
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Bottone
E J
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Berkowitz
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D000328:Adult; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*