Amniotic fluid embolism: A puzzling and dangerous obstetric problem

Sarka Lisonkova; Michael S Kramer

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002976

Amniotic fluid embolism: A puzzling and dangerous obstetric problem

PLoS Med. 2019 Nov 12;16(11):e1002976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002976. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Authors

Sarka Lisonkova¹, Michael S Kramer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Abstract

In a Perspective, Sarka Lisonkova and Michael Kramer discuss the accompanying study by Kathryn Fitzpatrick and co-authors on management of amniotic fluid embolism.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Embolism, Amniotic Fluid*
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Risk Factors

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.