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. 2014 Feb 21;111(8):126–132. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0126

Table 2. Amniotic fluid embolism diagnosis criteria.

UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) 2010 (3) Benson M. et al. 2007 (18)
No other clear cause: acute cardiovascular collapse with one or more of the following signs:

  • Acute fetal compromise

  • Cardiac arrest

  • Cardiac arrhythmia

  • Coagulopathy

  • Hypotension

  • Maternal hemorrhage*

  • Premonitory symptoms, (e.g. restlessness, anxiety, agitation)

  • Seizures

  • (Sudden onset) shortness of breath

 Pregnant women up to 48 hours after birth with one or more of the following symptoms and requiring treatment:

  • Hypotension (and/or cardiac arrest)

  • Respiratory distress

  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation

  • Coma and/or seizures

  • No other medical explanation for clinical course

*Excluding women with maternal hemmorrhage as the first symptom with no evidence of early coagulopathy or cardiorespiratory compromise or in cases of postnatal evidence of fetal squames or hairs in the lungModified according to (3) and (18)