@article{article_390200, title={CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST DURING CAESAREAN SECTION;AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT}, journal={Journal of Surgical Arts}, volume={5}, pages={22–24}, year={2012}, author={Sıvacı, Remziye and Sıvacı, Yaşar}, keywords={Amniotic fluid embolism, caesarean section, cardiopulmonary arrest}, abstract={Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) occurs rarely. It is one of the major causes of maternal mortality in caesarean section. A 25-year-old primigravida was admitted for delivery at 39 weeks and 3 days gestation after a normal pregnancy. A live female infant weighing 2920 g was delivered. Then bradycardia and kardiac arrest occured.medical and obstetric management was started immediately. It was stopped inhalated agent and continued mechanical ventilation with 100% O2 concentration. Atropine 2 gr and adrenaline 2 gr were given. After resuscitation performed the patient’s blood pressure was 110/80 mmHg. At the end of surgery, after one hour of monitoring in the recovery room, the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit. The presentation of this syndrome was hypotension, massive bleeding and sudden cardiac arrest. Early diagnose and management are the key points for the favourable outcome. The final diagnosis was AFE leading to profuse post-partum haemorrhage sudden cardiac arrest.}, number={1}, publisher={Osman Nuri DİLEK}