Immediate postpartum cardiorespiratory collapse:a management quandary

• Main Authors: Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Roslani, Liza, Hassan, Radhiana, Saravanamuttu, S. Saujana, Oteh, Maskon, Mohd. A. , Rosli, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ltd. 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/18666/1/Immediate-postpartum-cardiorespiratory-collapse-A-management-quandary_2010_Blood-Coagulation-and-Fibrinolysis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/18666/; http://www.scopus.com/results/results.url?sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Immediate+postpartum+cardiorespiratory+collapse%3a+a+management+quandary&sid=5Br7NlXeF5s8TXEhYfu7Hoq%3a110&sot=q&sdt=b&sl=90&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY-AUTH%28Immediate+postpartum+cardiorespiratory+colla

A 35-year-old multiparous woman was found unresponsive, tachypnoeic, hypoxic and in shock 4 h postpartum. The ECG revealed S1 Q3 T3, a right bundle branch block pattern and right-axis deviation. The computed tomography of her pulmonary arteries revealed bilateral pulmonary artery thrombosis wit...