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Published on: April 7, 2023
Cardiac arrest during a twin birth caesarean delivery
F R Pampín-Huerta1, D Moreira-Gómez1, M L Lozano-Requelme1
1Unidad de Reanimación y Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital HM Modelo, A Coruña, España.
Abstract:
The case of a 35 year-old pregnant woman with a right ovarian vein thrombosis complicated with a floating thrombus in the inferior vena cava reaching the right atrium, is presented. The patient had a cardiac arrest due to a pulmonary embolism during a twin-birth caesarean delivery. Discussion includes the pathophysiology of this condition and management options in a cardiac arrest secondary to this aetiology, recovered with stable blood pressure, highlighting the role of thrombolytic therapy in the Postoperative Care Unit in this situation.
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