Therapeutic application of C1 esterase inhibitor concentrate for clinical amniotic fluid embolism: a case report
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چکیده
We present the successful application of C1 esterase inhibitor (C1INH) concentrate to a patient with clinical amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).
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Amniotic fluid embolism: pathophysiology and new strategies for management.
The registry program of amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) in Japan started in 2003. More than 400 hundred clinical diagnosed amniotic fluid embolism has been accumulated. Those data showed that there were two etiologies of AFE: the fetal materials create physical obstructions in the maternal microvessels in various organs, such as the lung; and (ii) the liquids cause an anaphylactoid reaction that ...
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