Perimortem Cesarean Section in a Patient with Intrapartum Cardiorespiratory Arrest Due to a Massive Amniotic Fluid Embolism

Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol. 2022 Apr;226(2):139-141. doi: 10.1055/a-1735-4038. Epub 2022 Feb 16.

Abstract

We report and discuss the case of a 29-year-old tercigravida with intrapartum cardiorespiratory arrest due to a massive amniotic fluid embolism and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. Perimortem caesarean section with B-Lynch compression uterine suture with simultaneous fetal and maternal resuscitation were performed with a favorable outcome for both the mother and the child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section
  • Embolism, Amniotic Fluid* / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Heart Arrest* / diagnosis
  • Heart Arrest* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular* / diagnosis