title: [Amniotic embolism with favourable outcome].
abstract: A 31-year-old multiparous pregnant woman forced into labour with oxytocin, suffered a sudden circulatory collapse and, after the birth of her child, a defibrination syndrome with uterine haemorrhage. In the absence of a local cause, either placental or cervico-uterine, a diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism was made. The time course was favourable, mainly thanks to the absence of acute pulmonary cardiogenic oedema and to the use of an anti-shock G suit. The authors point out the lack of actual in vivo paraclinical means for confirming the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Chirurgicale, CHU Jean-Verdier, Bondy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petroff
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levacher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaise
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pourriat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004619:Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005676:Gravity Suits; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Embolie amniotique avec évolution favorable.