Maternal Mortality following Diagnostic 2nd-Trimester Amniocentesis

Maternal Mortality following Diagnostic 2nd-Trimester Amniocentesis

We present 2 cases of maternal mortality after transabdominal amniocentesis performed during the 2nd trimester of pregnancy. In both these cases, blood cultures revealed Escherichia coli. Broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic treatment started immediately after admission to the hospital did not chan...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fetal diagnosis and therapy 2004-03, Vol.19 (2), p.195-198
Hauptverfasser: Elchalal, Uriel, Shachar, Inbar Ben, Peleg, Dan, Schenker, Joseph G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Amniocentesis - adverse effects
Amniocentesis - mortality
Amniocentesis - statistics & numerical data
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Escherichia coli
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Hormonal contraception
Humans
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
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Zusammenfassung:We present 2 cases of maternal mortality after transabdominal amniocentesis performed during the 2nd trimester of pregnancy. In both these cases, blood cultures revealed Escherichia coli. Broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic treatment started immediately after admission to the hospital did not change the rapid progression of the disease. Despite evacuation of the uterus within
ISSN:1015-3837
1421-9964
DOI:10.1159/000075150