Placental pathology in a pregnant woman with severe COVID-19 and successful ECMO treatment: a case report.
Anna Rosner-TenerowiczTomasz FuchsAleksandra Zimmer-StelmachMichał PomorskiMartyna TrzeszczJacek ZwierzchowskiMariusz ZimmerPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)
This case presents the successful use of ECMO in a pregnant woman with acute respiratory distress syndrome in the course of severe COVID-19. Further research is required to explain the aetiology of placental disorders (e.g., maternal vascular malperfusion lesions or thrombotic influence of COVID-19). ECMO treatment in pregnant women remains challenging; thus, it should be used with caution. Long-term assessment may help to evaluate the safety of the ECMO procedure in pregnant women.
Keyphrases
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- pregnant women
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mechanical ventilation
- respiratory failure
- pregnancy outcomes
- early onset
- minimally invasive
- replacement therapy
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- body mass index
- combination therapy
- weight loss
- birth weight