title: A case of successful management of maternal septic shock with multiple organ failure following amniocentesis at midgestation.
abstract: Maternal sepsis is an unusual but catastrophic complication of amniocentesis. We report a case of successful treatment of maternal septic shock and multiple organ failure following amniocentesis at midgestation, possibly due to needle puncture of the sigmoid colon, which was tightly adherent to the anterior surface of the pregnant uterus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamanishi
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Norimasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sagawa
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Shigetoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kumakura
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yura
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy