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Anesthesia Considerations of A Pregnant Woman With COVID-19 Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report
Anesthesia Considerations of A Pregnant Woman With COVID-19 Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report
Exposure to this pathogen predisposes both the mother and fetus to an increased risk of infection and severe
adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. The physiologic and immunologic changes during pregnancy
increase maternal morbidity and mortality. In the same narrative review, 47% of pregnant women admitted to
the hospital had preterm delivery. Similar findings were described in a systematic review and meta-analysis of
19 studies showing that 41% of the pregnant women infected with COVID-19 deliver prematurely at less than
37 weeks.
The anesthesia management of the patient with a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection presents a
major challenge for anesthesia professionals because of
the pathophysiologic and confirmed rapid human-to human transmission of the virus through symptomatic and
asymptomatic carriers. Hence, there is a growing concern that pregnant mothers are at risk because of
physiologic changes occurring during
pregnancy. Pregnant women with suspected or confirmed
COVID-19 should be triaged and their condition categorized as mild, severe, or critical.
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