Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Hyperemesis Gravidarum Two Case Reports

Authors

  • Bekir Keskinkılıç Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara
  • Dilek Uygur Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara
  • Ayşe Özcan Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara
  • Yaprak Engin Üstün Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara
  • Hüseyin Levent Keskin Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara
  • Selma Karaahmetoğlu Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara
  • Meral Esen Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara
  • İrfan Şencan Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara
  • Sema Sanisoğlu Turkish Public Health Agency, Preliminary Investigation Committee for Maternal Deaths, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21613/GORM.2016.490

Keywords:

Maternal mortality, Pulmonary embolism, Risk factors, Hyperemesis gravidarum, Thromboprophylaxis

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism is a major cause of death during pregnancy or the puerperium. The hemostatic changes in pregnancy creates a prothrombotic milieu. Hyperemesis gravidarum  is one of the recognised risk factors for venous tromboembolism.Two cases of maternal mortality were attributed to  PE associated with severe hyperemesis gravidarum in 2014 in Turkey. These two cases have been reported and discussed in the literature review. We aimed to alert clinicians that thromboprophylaxis should be considered when a pregnant woman suffers vomiting leading to clinical evidence of dehydration.

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Published

2017-12-05

How to Cite

1.
Keskinkılıç B, Uygur D, Özcan A, Üstün YE, Keskin HL, Karaahmetoğlu S, Esen M, Şencan İrfan, Sanisoğlu S. Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Hyperemesis Gravidarum Two Case Reports. Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med [Internet]. 2017Dec.5 [cited 2024Nov.22];23(3):169-70. Available from: https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/490

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Case Reports

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