Background: The Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) is a life-threatening obstetric complication with a low incidence that occurs approximately in 2 to 8 per 100,000 deliveries with a fatality rate between 11 to 26% in developed nations.
Objective: Remark the importance of prompt decision making in the management of a patient with AFE to yield favorable maternal and neonatal outcomes in the Hospital Angeles Lomas, in México.
Case report: This is a 34-year-old, gravida 7, para 6, abortus 1, woman admitted for labor management at gestational age of 37 + 5 weeks. Following amniotomy, she suddenly goes into a cardiorespiratory collapse, requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and advanced airway management.
Conclusion: Since this is an infrequent condition that presents as a sudden and unforeseeable emergency, the rapid recognition and the instant and accurate decision making of the multidisciplinary team, impacts directly patient prognosis. Once the patient is stable, taking a close look at the clinical presentation, laboratory parameters and imaging tests lead to the exclusion diagnosis of AFE.
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