Episode 55: Term Pregnancy Part 2 with Mike Hofkamp
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Amniac Fluid Embolism in Pregnancy
A suspected amniac fluid embolus would be given prophylactically. No one really knows what the correct dose is for antarachialid embolus because it's such a rare event and very few people have used intra lipid so I think we need more data before we have conclusive evidence as to what is best. A pulmonary thromboelism approximately 0.01 to 0.05 percent of pregnancies but accounts for 15% of maternal mortality.
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