Case 33-2019: A 35-Year-Old Woman with Cardiopulmonary Arrest during Cesarean Section

N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 24;381(17):1664-1673. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1904046.

Authors

Sarah N Bernstein¹, Gaston A Cudemus-Deseda¹, Vilma E Ortiz¹, Annekathryn Goodman¹, Arminder S Jassar¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.N.B., A.G.), Anesthesia (G.A.C.-D., V.E.O.), and Surgery (A.S.J.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.N.B., A.G.), Anesthesia (G.A.C.-D., V.E.O.), and Surgery (A.S.J.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston.

PMID: 31644848
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1904046

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Publication types

Case Reports
Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / diagnosis*
Female
Heart Arrest / etiology*
Heart Arrest / therapy
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Failure / therapy
Humans
Hysterectomy
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Placenta Previa / surgery
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / etiology
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis