Continuous hemodiafiltration for disseminated intravascular coagulation and shock due to amniotic fluid embolism: report of a dramatic response

Y Kaneko; T Ogihara; H Tajima; F Mochimaru

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.40.945

Continuous hemodiafiltration for disseminated intravascular coagulation and shock due to amniotic fluid embolism: report of a dramatic response

Intern Med. 2001 Sep;40(9):945-7. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.40.945.

Authors

Y Kaneko¹, T Ogihara, H Tajima, F Mochimaru

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Kanagawa.

PMID: 11579962
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.40.945

Abstract

We describe a 27-year-old woman with disseminated intravascular coagulation and shock due to amniotic fluid embolism after Caesarean section who responded well to continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) therapy. The effectiveness of CHDF in treating amniotic fluid embolism is also discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cesarean Section*
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology*
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / therapy*
Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / complications*
Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / therapy*
Female
Hemodiafiltration / methods*
Humans
Pregnancy
Shock, Hemorrhagic / etiology*
Shock, Hemorrhagic / therapy*
Treatment Outcome