title: Temporary extracorporeal circulatory support and pulmonary embolectomy for catastrophic amniotic fluid embolism.
abstract: Amniotic fluid embolism is usually a life-threatening complication of an otherwise healthy pregnancy. Medical management of the coagulopathy and cardiovascular collapse is challenging and is often unsuccessful. We present a case and advocate the use of temporary circulatory support and pulmonary embolectomy in what would otherwise have been a fatal scenario.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Michael.firstenberg@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Firstenberg
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blais
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halim-Armanios
authors.forename: Galina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dimitrova
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samuels
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004619:Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / Q000628:therapy*; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome