Dyspnea and COVID-19: A Review of Confounding Diagnoses during the Postpartum Period

• Main Authors: Clara Nunes Castro (Author), Pedro Paulo Machado Lopes (Author), Jussara Mayrink (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The puerperium is a complex period that begins with placental delivery and lasts for 6 weeks, during which readaptation of the female organism and redistribution of blood volume occur. This period is conducive to the occurrence of thromboembolic events. In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pand...