Spontaneous Pulmonary Embolism Leading to Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Perimortem C-Section in a 39-Week Parturient During Induction of Labor: A Case Report

We report the successful salvage of mother and baby after a perimortem cesarean delivery (PMCD) complicated by a 21-minute asystolic maternal cardiac arrest (MCA) that was precipitated by a pulmonary embolism during the early stages of induction of labor. With rapid PMCD, recovery of maternal qualit...

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Autores principales: Howard, Cameron, Naim, Onassis, Chalhoub, Grace, Rodriguez, Edwin, Miles, Jean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Anesthesiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9559798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36258925
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29121
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Sumario:We report the successful salvage of mother and baby after a perimortem cesarean delivery (PMCD) complicated by a 21-minute asystolic maternal cardiac arrest (MCA) that was precipitated by a pulmonary embolism during the early stages of induction of labor. With rapid PMCD, recovery of maternal quality of life is possible even after prolonged resuscitation.

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