Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Using the Medical Staff Process to Facilitate Streamlined Care.

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Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Using the Medical Staff Process to Facilitate Streamlined Care.

Perm J. 2016;20(4):97-101

Authors: Hession PM, Millward CJ, Gottesfeld JE, Rehring TF, Miller KB, Chetham PM, Muckleroy SK, Bates CA, Hollis HW

Abstract
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a catastrophic consequence of labor and delivery that often results in maternal and neonatal death. These poor outcomes are related largely to the rarity of the event in a population overwhelmingly biased by overall good health. Despite the presence of national AFE registries, there are no published algorithmic approaches to its management, to our knowledge. The purpose of this article is to share a care pathway developed by a multidisciplinary group at a community teaching hospital. Post hoc analysis of a complicated case of AFE resulted in development of this pathway, which addresses many of the major consequences of AFE. We offer this algorithm as a template for use by any institution willing to implement a clinical pathway to treat AFE. It is accompanied by the remarkable case outcome that prompted its development.

PMID: 27541321 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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