Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2002
Case Reports[Amniotic fluid embolism: successful evolution course after uterine arteries embolization].
A 28-year-old woman, G3P3, who was otherwise healthy and had taken no medication and had no known allergy, was admitted to our hospital for delivery after a normal pregnancy. An epidural catheter was inserted for analgesia and labour was induced with oxytocin. Two hours later, she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. ⋯ Evolution was favourable, after bilateral uterine arteries embolization had been performed. The diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism was established by the clinical course, the absence of local cause and the presence of a large number of amniotic cells in the mother's peripheral blood. Tryptase blood concentration was normal in the mother's blood.