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. 2022 Feb 21;14(2):e22475. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22475

Table 2. Maternal-fetal medicine proposed criteria for diagnosis of AFE.

Maternal-fetal medicine proposed criteria for diagnosis of AFE (all criteria must be present)
Sudden cardiorespiratory arrest or hypotension and de-saturation
Documented DIC
No fever during labor
Clinical onset during labor or within 30 minutes of placenta delivery