JB42.2
category
Obstetric blood-clot embolism
Definition
A condition characterised by the lodging of a blood clot (a specific type of embolus known as a thrombus) in the bloodstream, which can cause a blockage associated with the physiological and other changes that occur during the period of time from conception to delivery (pregnancy), during labour and delivery (childbirth) or during the approximately six weeks after delivery during which the uterus returns to the original size (puerperium).
Also indexed as
Obstetric blood-clot embolismObstetric blood-clot pulmonary embolismObstetric septic embolismPuerperal embolism NOSblood clot embolism in pregnancy, childbirth or puerperiumobstetric pulmonary embolismobstetric pulmonary embolusobstetrical blood-clot embolismpuerperal embolismpuerperal pulmonary embolism