Use of the prone position in pregnant women with COVID-19 or other health conditions.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
; 29: e3494, 2021.
Article
in English, Spanish, Portuguese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2054554
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to analyze, in the scientific literature, the knowledge available on the use of the prone position in pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 or other health conditions.METHOD:
an integrative literature review developed through the following guiding question What is the scientific knowledge available on the use of the prone position in pregnant women with COVID-19 or other health conditions? The search for studies was carried out in eight databases.RESULTS:
using the prone position in pregnant women with Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome allowed for improvements in lung compliance and oxygenation. It also allowed reducing uterine compression on the maternal large vessels, and a reduction in blood pressure was observed in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia. The prone position was also safe in the surgical management of pregnant patients. In addition, the following conditions stood out as disadvantages related to the prone position in pregnant women possibility of aortocaval compression, causing severe hypotension, and inability to easily monitor fetal status or to perform emergency Cesarean sections.CONCLUSION:
the prone position was considered safe, reliable and comfortable for its use in the clinical management of pregnant women, where specific care measures must be taken to avoid compression of gravid abdomen, as well as fetal monitoring is important to detect placental circulation impairment.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
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Spanish
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Portuguese
Journal:
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1518-8345.5181.3494
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