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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2021 Nov 24;13(11):e19862.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19862. eCollection 2021 Nov.
A Case of Recovery From COVID-19 Pneumonia in Pregnancy After Vaginal Delivery in ICU
Maryellen Campbell[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sai Palati[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anthony Sanchez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Martin Castaneda[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has important implications for gravid patients as they are more likely to experience severe complications of pregnancy such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome if infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Due to normal physiological adaptations of pregnancy, COVID-19 may strain an already stressed respiratory system, making delivery a viable treatment option. We present a case of a gravid patient infected with COVID-19 pneumonia who delivered vaginally in the intensive care unit (ICU) at our hospital. Further research into clinical progress and management of pregnancy complicated by COVID-19 is necessary.
Keywords: covid-19 pneumonia; critical care in obstetrics; ground-glass opacity; intensive respiratory care; sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2); spontaneous vaginal delivery; vacuum-assisted.
. 2021 Nov 24;13(11):e19862.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19862. eCollection 2021 Nov.
A Case of Recovery From COVID-19 Pneumonia in Pregnancy After Vaginal Delivery in ICU
Maryellen Campbell[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sai Palati[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anthony Sanchez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Martin Castaneda[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34976489
- PMCID: PMC8712199
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19862
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has important implications for gravid patients as they are more likely to experience severe complications of pregnancy such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome if infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Due to normal physiological adaptations of pregnancy, COVID-19 may strain an already stressed respiratory system, making delivery a viable treatment option. We present a case of a gravid patient infected with COVID-19 pneumonia who delivered vaginally in the intensive care unit (ICU) at our hospital. Further research into clinical progress and management of pregnancy complicated by COVID-19 is necessary.
Keywords: covid-19 pneumonia; critical care in obstetrics; ground-glass opacity; intensive respiratory care; sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2); spontaneous vaginal delivery; vacuum-assisted.