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The answer to yesterday's #CriticalCareQuiz was C, neurological deficit in 85%.
Incidence worldwide varies between 1 in 8,000 and 1 in 83,000 live births, and mortality is between 61-86% with many of these patients dying within the first hour after presentation.
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Incidence worldwide varies between 1 in 8,000 and 1 in 83,000 live births, and mortality is between 61-86% with many of these patients dying within the first hour after presentation.
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Amniotic fluid embolism syndrome accounts for approximately 10% of all maternal deaths in the United States and can result in permanent neurologic deficits in up to 85% of survivors.
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Risk factors previously attributed to development of amniotic fluid embolus include turbulent labor, trauma, multiparity, use of oxytocin, increased maternal age, increased gestational age, male fetus, and cesarean section.
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