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- Title
COVID-19 complicating pregnancy: A retrospective study of nine intensive care unit patients.
- Authors
Sivalingam, Deepak; Ajith Kumar, AK; Shashank, MR; Murthy, Pooja R; Venkatesha Gupta, KV
- Abstract
Background: With the emergence of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it was essential to determine the impact of this disease on pregnant women and neonatal outcomes. In this study, we present a series of nine cases of pregnant women with COVID-19 disease requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Methods: We retrospectively collected clinical data of pregnant women with COVID-19 disease admitted to ICU between September 2020 and September 2021. Results: Most common presenting symptom was cough. Two patients had no respiratory symptoms at presentation. Five of the nine patients required invasive mechanical ventilation. Seven patients required caesarean section, four of whom delivered preterm. There were no maternal or neonatal deaths. Conclusions: Although maternal and neonatal outcomes reported in our study are encouraging, it is imperative to emphasize the importance of an individualized, multidisciplinary approach, and good healthcare infrastructure for optimal management of this group of patients.
- Subjects
COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis; COMMUNICABLE diseases; CESAREAN section; PATIENTS; ADULT respiratory distress syndrome; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; PREMATURE infants; PREGNANT women; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PERINATAL death; INTENSIVE care units; ARTIFICIAL respiration; GESTATIONAL age; PREGNANCY complications; CASE studies; COUGH; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; SYMPTOMS; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Obstetric Medicine (1753-495X), 2024, Vol 17, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
1753-495X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1753495X231169849