Evaluation of 254 cesarean sections with COVID-19 in terms of anesthesia and clinical course: 1-year experience

Purpose The study aims to compare anesthesia methods, clinical course, and maternal and fetal outcomes of symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women undergoing cesarean operation with confirmed COVID-19. Methods 254 pregnant women with COVID-19 who had a cesarean section in our hospital between Mar...

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Published in:Journal of anesthesia 2022-08, Vol.36 (4), p.514-523
Main Authors: Aydin Güzey, Nihan, Uyar Türkyilmaz, Esra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesiology
Aspartate
Bupivacaine
Care and treatment
Cesarean section
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Hospital patients
Intensive
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obstetrics
Original
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Pain Medicine
Pregnant women
Prognosis
Tranexamic acid
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Summary:Purpose The study aims to compare anesthesia methods, clinical course, and maternal and fetal outcomes of symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women undergoing cesarean operation with confirmed COVID-19. Methods 254 pregnant women with COVID-19 who had a cesarean section in our hospital between March 2020 and March 2021 were included in the study. Demographic information, laboratory test results, radiological data, treatments, anesthesia methods, and prognoses of the patients were evaluated retrospectively. Results On admission, 160 (63%) patients were asymptomatic (Group A), and 94 (37%) patients were symptomatic (Group S). The ratio of patients who needed oxygen therapy in the obstetric ward ( p  
ISSN:0913-8668
1438-8359
DOI:10.1007/s00540-022-03086-z