Use of exchange blood transfusion in the management of severe COVID-19 infection in pregnancy: experience from Lagos, Nigeria
Afr. health sci. (Online)
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22(2): 75-78, 2022. figures, tables
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents with symptoms that may be mild or severe. The individual with the severe form of the disease usually presents with a constellation of respiratory symptoms typical of acute respiratory distress syndrome. In this report, we present our experience of the successful management of an oxygen-dependent pregnant woman with severe COVID-19 infection who had 2 sessions of partial exchange blood transfusion. We discussed the principles that informed this intervention and the need to adopt this novel approach in the care of severe COVID-19 infection.
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Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
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Blood Transfusion
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Pregnant Women
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COVID-19
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. health sci. (Online)
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Anaesthesia, College of Medicine, University of Lagos/NG
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Department of Anaesthesia, Lagos University Teaching Hospital/NG
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Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Lagos University Teaching Hospital/NG
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Department of Nursing Services, Lagos University Teaching Hospital/NG
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos/NG
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital Lagos/NG
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Department of Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital/NG
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Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos/NG
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Neonatology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine University of Lagos/NG
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