The role of echocardiography in amniotic fluid embolism: a case series and review of the literature.

Le rôle de l’échocardiographie dans l’embolie de liquide amniotique : une série de cas et une revue de la littérature.

Journal

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie
ISSN: 1496-8975
Titre abrégé: Can J Anaesth
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8701709

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 2021
Historique:
received: 08 04 2021
accepted: 13 06 2021
revised: 03 05 2021
pubmed: 28 7 2021
medline: 14 9 2021
entrez: 27 7 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare, but often fatal condition characterized by sudden hemodynamic instability and coagulopathy occurring during labour or in the early postpartum period. As the mechanisms leading to shock and the cardiovascular effects of AFE are incompletely understood, the purpose of this case series is to describe how AFE presents on echocardiography and review limited reports in the literature. We describe three cases of AFE at the Jewish General Hospital, a tertiary care centre in Montreal, Canada. All cases met the Clark diagnostic criteria, which comprise 1) sudden cardiorespiratory arrest or both hypotension and respiratory compromise, 2) disseminated intravascular coagulation, 3) clinical onset during labour or within 30 min of delivery of the placenta, and 4) absence of fever. Two patients had a cardiac arrest and the third developed significant hypotension and hypoxia. In all patients, point-of-care echocardiography at the time of shock revealed signs of right ventricular failure including a D-shaped septum, acute pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular systolic dysfunction. This case series and literature review of AFE emphasizes the importance of echocardiography in elucidating the etiology of maternal shock. The presence of right ventricular failure may be considered an important criterion to diagnose AFE. RéSUMé: OBJECTIF: L’embolie de liquide amniotique (ELA) est une complication rare mais souvent fatale caractérisée par une instabilité hémodynamique et une coagulopathie soudaines survenant pendant le travail obstétrical ou au début de la période postpartum. Étant donné que les mécanismes menant au choc et les effets cardiovasculaires de l’ELA ne sont que partiellement compris, le but de cette série de cas était de décrire comment l’ELA apparaît à l’échocardiographie et de passer en revue les rares comptes rendus dans la littérature. CARACTéRISTIQUES CLINIQUES: Nous décrivons trois cas d’ELA survenus à l’Hôpital général juif, un centre tertiaire de soins à Montréal, au Canada. Tous les cas remplissaient les critères diagnostiques de Clark, qui comportent 1) un arrêt cardiorespiratoire soudain ou une hypotension accompagnée d’une détresse respiratoire, 2) une coagulation intravasculaire disséminée, 3) une apparition clinique pendant le travail obstétrical ou dans un délai de 30 minutes suivant la délivrance du placenta, et 4) l’absence de fièvre. Deux patientes ont subi un arrêt cardiaque et le tiers des patientes ont manifesté une hypotension et une hypoxie significatives. Chez toutes les patientes, l’échocardiographie au chevet au moment du choc a révélé des signes d’insuffisance ventriculaire droite, y compris un septum en forme de D, une hypertension pulmonaire aiguë et une dysfonction systolique ventriculaire droite. CONCLUSION: Cette série de cas et revue de littérature de l’ELA souligne l’importance de l’échocardiographie pour élucider l’étiologie du choc maternel. La présence d’une insuffisance ventriculaire droite peut être considérée un critère important pour diagnostiquer une ELA.

Autres résumés

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RéSUMé: OBJECTIF: L’embolie de liquide amniotique (ELA) est une complication rare mais souvent fatale caractérisée par une instabilité hémodynamique et une coagulopathie soudaines survenant pendant le travail obstétrical ou au début de la période postpartum. Étant donné que les mécanismes menant au choc et les effets cardiovasculaires de l’ELA ne sont que partiellement compris, le but de cette série de cas était de décrire comment l’ELA apparaît à l’échocardiographie et de passer en revue les rares comptes rendus dans la littérature. CARACTéRISTIQUES CLINIQUES: Nous décrivons trois cas d’ELA survenus à l’Hôpital général juif, un centre tertiaire de soins à Montréal, au Canada. Tous les cas remplissaient les critères diagnostiques de Clark, qui comportent 1) un arrêt cardiorespiratoire soudain ou une hypotension accompagnée d’une détresse respiratoire, 2) une coagulation intravasculaire disséminée, 3) une apparition clinique pendant le travail obstétrical ou dans un délai de 30 minutes suivant la délivrance du placenta, et 4) l’absence de fièvre. Deux patientes ont subi un arrêt cardiaque et le tiers des patientes ont manifesté une hypotension et une hypoxie significatives. Chez toutes les patientes, l’échocardiographie au chevet au moment du choc a révélé des signes d’insuffisance ventriculaire droite, y compris un septum en forme de D, une hypertension pulmonaire aiguë et une dysfonction systolique ventriculaire droite. CONCLUSION: Cette série de cas et revue de littérature de l’ELA souligne l’importance de l’échocardiographie pour élucider l’étiologie du choc maternel. La présence d’une insuffisance ventriculaire droite peut être considérée un critère important pour diagnostiquer une ELA.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34312822
doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-02065-4
pii: 10.1007/s12630-021-02065-4
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

1541-1548

Informations de copyright

© 2021. Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.

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Auteurs

Camille Simard (C)

Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Stephen Yang (S)

Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 3755 ch. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine Rd, Suite H-364.1, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada.
Department of Anesthesia, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Maral Koolian (M)

Division of General Internal Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Roberta Shear (R)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Lawrence Rudski (L)

Azrieli Heart Center, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Jed Lipes (J)

Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 3755 ch. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine Rd, Suite H-364.1, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada. jed.lipes@mcgill.ca.
Division of General Internal Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. jed.lipes@mcgill.ca.

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