Prolonged prone position in pregnant woman with COVID-19 pneumonia

The manuscript describes a case report of 2 prolonged prone position cycles (72 h each) of a coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in an intubated pregnant woman (at 22 weeks of gestational age), being successfully discharged from intensive care unit after 20 days. There were no signs of fetal sufferan...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care (Online) Analgesia and Critical Care (Online), 2022-04, Vol.2 (1), p.16-16, Article 16
Hauptverfasser: Linassi, Federico, Campagnolo, Matteo, Busato, Enrico, Ortolani, Valentina, Peta, Mario
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Zusammenfassung:The manuscript describes a case report of 2 prolonged prone position cycles (72 h each) of a coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in an intubated pregnant woman (at 22 weeks of gestational age), being successfully discharged from intensive care unit after 20 days. There were no signs of fetal sufferance at daily obstetric monitoring during prone position, and the fetus was born fully vital and without consequences.At our knowledge, this is the first case of prolonged prone position in a pregnant woman, and we feel that our manuscript could be a valuable contribution to the literature and help intensivists in providing intensive care in these patients, confirming that prone position seems to be a valid therapeutic choice, limiting maternal and fetal hypoxia, and reducing their morbidity, even if the oculate risk/benefit should be performed. Further studies are however necessary to increase the knowledge and the good management of COVID-19 in pregnancy.
ISSN:2731-3786
2731-3786
DOI:10.1186/s44158-022-00044-9