A case of successful management of maternal septic shock with multiple organ failure following amniocentesis at midgestation

Junzo Hamanishi; Hiroaki Itoh; Norimasa Sagawa; Takahiro Nakayama; Shigetoshi Yamada; Kaoru Nakamura; Ayaka Saito; Erika Kumakura; Shigeo Yura; Shingo Fujii

doi:10.1046/j.1341-8076.2002.00051.x

A case of successful management of maternal septic shock with multiple organ failure following amniocentesis at midgestation

J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2002 Oct;28(5):258-61. doi: 10.1046/j.1341-8076.2002.00051.x.

Authors

Junzo Hamanishi¹, Hiroaki Itoh, Norimasa Sagawa, Takahiro Nakayama, Shigetoshi Yamada, Kaoru Nakamura, Ayaka Saito, Erika Kumakura, Shigeo Yura, Shingo Fujii

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.

PMID: 12428695
DOI: 10.1046/j.1341-8076.2002.00051.x

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amniocentesis / adverse effects*
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Colon, Sigmoid / injuries*
Female
Fetal Death / etiology
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease*
Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
Multiple Organ Failure / etiology*
Multiple Organ Failure / therapy
Pregnancy
Shock, Septic / etiology*
Shock, Septic / therapy