Aortic Compression and Cross Clamping in a Case of Placenta Percreta and Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Michael A. Belfort (Author), John Zimmerman (Author), Glenn Schemmer (Author), Ronald Oldroyd (Author), Robert Smilanich (Author), Michael Pearce (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE, also known as anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy) at the time of surgery for placenta percreta has been previously reported. We report here a case in which AFE and associated cardiac arrest occurred following a hysterectomy for placenta percreta. In this case, subhepat...