Our anesthesia experiences in COVID-19 positive patients delivering by cesarean section : A retrospective single-center cohort study

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AIM: Pregnancy increases susceptibility to respiratory complications of viral diseases. This study aims to evaluate our anesthesia practices in pregnant women with COVID-19 undergoing cesarean section.

METHODS: A total of 61 patients who underwent cesarean section and had positive Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for COVID-19 with nasopharyngeal swabs were included in the study. Patient demographics and information about anesthesia were analyzed retrospectively from the patient medical files.

RESULTS: A total of 61 parturients undergoing cesarean section that had positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests were assessed. General anesthesia was applied to only three patients (4.9%), while spinal anesthesia was administered to the remaining 58 patients (95.1%). The incidence of hypotension was 25.9% in the spinal anesthesia group. Forty-one (67.2%) parturients were asymptomatic. While the rate of pneumonia in symptomatic patients was 45% (9/20), the pneumonia incidence among all SARS-CoV-2 PCR (+) parturients was 14% (9/61). Three (4.9%) COVID-19 patients required intensive care in the perioperative period. The overall mortality rate was 1.6% (1/61) among parturients with COVID-19 undergoing cesarean section, while it was 11.1% (1/9) in patients with pneumonia.

CONCLUSION: It was observed that COVID-19 is associated with mortality in pregnant women undergoing cesarean section. Spinal anesthesia was safely and effectively administered in COVID-19 parturients, especially in patients with pneumonia.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 47(2021), 8 vom: 05. Aug., Seite 2659-2665

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Karasu, Derya [VerfasserIn]
Kilicarslan, Nermin [VerfasserIn]
Ozgunay, Seyda Efsun [VerfasserIn]
Gurbuz, Hande [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anesthesia
COVID-19
Cesarean section
Journal Article
Pneumonia

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Date Completed 05.08.2021

Date Revised 05.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jog.14852

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325392889