Clinical and sociodemographic characterization of pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19
Coronavirus infections |COVID-19 |Hospitalization |Pregnant woman
; 2022(Gaceta Medica de Mexico): 35763826,
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in Spanish
| WHO COVID | ID: covidwho-1964982
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
In pregnant women, a higher risk for developing viral respiratory infections is identified.Objective:
To analyze sociodemographic characteristics, evolution, clinical manifestations, and complications of pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19.Methods:
Study conducted at 11 public hospitals;sociodemographic variables, comorbidities, signs and symptoms, laboratory and imaging findings, pregnancy characteristics, treatment and pregnancy outcome were included for analysis.Results:
Age ranged between 15 and 40 years;85.1% were at third trimester of pregnancy, 11.9% at second and 3% at first;27% had any comorbidity such as obesity, hypertension or asthma;89.5% had fever, 73.1% cough, 44.8% dyspnea, 43.3% headache and 35.8% myalgia. Diagnoses were mild disease (55.2%), mild pneumonia (26.9%), severe pneumonia (10.4%), severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (4.5%), and severe pneumonia with septic shock (3%);76.2% had noninvasive oxygen support, and 9%, mechanical ventilation. Pregnancy was interrupted in 53.8%;95.5% were discharged due to improvement of their condition and 4.5% died.Conclusions:
Age range and symptoms areconsistent with those previously reported. Evidence was found of an increase in cesarean section without a clear indication in women with COVID-19. © 2021 Academia Nacional de Medicina de México.
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Databases of international organizations
Database:
WHO COVID
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Coronavirus infections |COVID-19 |Hospitalization |Pregnant woman
Document Type:
Article
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