Clinical and radiologic characteristics of symptomatic pregnant women with COVID-19 pneumonia

Taha Yusuf Kuzan Kübra Murzoğlu Altıntoprak Hatice Özge Çiftçi Beyza Nur Kuzan Murat Yassa Niyazi Tuğ Nuri Çagatay Çimşit

Published in: Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association (2021)

This study describes the main radiological features of symptomatic pregnant women infected with COVID-19. The refusal rate among pregnant women for the imaging modalities involving ionizing radiation was high but these had high sensitivity for COVID-19 diagnosis. The preterm birth and cesarean section rates were observed as remarkably increased.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
coronavirus disease
sars cov
preterm birth
high resolution
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation