Abstract
This case report describes a young woman, pregnant in week 33, who was admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. As her condition worsened over the next few days with increasing respiratory distress and oxygen needs, it was decided to perform a subacute caesarean delivery. The patient improved rapidly over the next days following the delivery, and the neonate, who tested negative for COVID-19, was vigorous after two days of nasal continuous positive airway pressure. This case emphasises that delivery by cesarean section should be considered as a treatment option in pregnant women with severe COVID-19 infection.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Preterm delivery by cesarean section in a woman with severe COVID-19 pneumonia |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 183 |
Udgave nummer | 5 |
Sider (fra-til) | 183 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 1 feb. 2021 |
Emneord
- COVID-19/complications
- Cesarean Section
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology
- Premature Birth