title: [The value of blood sedimentation test in early diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the value of peripheral blood sedimentation in early diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism.
  
  
  METHODS
  The contents of amniotic fluid were detected with blood sedimentation test in 15 cases of amniotic fluid embolism and 100 cases of normal pregnant women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The contents of amniotic fluid including particles of vernix caseasa, lanugo hair and epithelium cells were found in serum of amniotic fluid embolism cases but not found in cases of normal pregnant women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It suggested that the blood sedimentation test would be valuable for early diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao Medical College.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D004619:Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy