Barriuso Valeria, Pombar Xavier, Bankowski Heather A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Obstet Med. 2013 Jun;6(2):92-93. doi: 10.1258/OM.2011.110069. Epub 2013 May 3.
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare peripartum obstetric emergency where patients seldom survive neurologically intact. The exact pathophysiology is not completely understood and treatment remains mainly supportive.
A 34-year-old African American woman gravida 1, para 0-0-0-0 at 38 weeks and four days induced for chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia experienced an AFE during labour. Supportive treatment included early use of therapeutic hypothermia resulting in a normal neurological outcome.
This case demonstrates the timely use of therapeutic hypothermia in a patient surviving an AFE and suffering no neurological sequelae. Therapeutic hypothermia should be considered in the supportive treatment of AFE.
羊水栓塞(AFE)是一种罕见的围产期产科急症,患者很少能在神经功能完好的情况下存活。确切的病理生理学尚未完全明确,治疗主要仍为支持性治疗。
一名34岁的非裔美国女性,孕1产0,孕38周零4天,因慢性高血压合并子痫前期引产,分娩期间发生羊水栓塞。支持性治疗包括早期使用治疗性低温,结果患者神经功能恢复正常。
本病例表明,治疗性低温可及时应用于羊水栓塞幸存者且无神经后遗症的患者。在羊水栓塞的支持性治疗中应考虑使用治疗性低温。