Critical respiratory failure in pregnancy complicated with COVID-19: A case report

• Main Authors: Yukiko Chinen (Author), Yoshino Kinjyo (Author), Keiko Mekaru (Author), Tadatsugu Kinjo (Author), Yuuri Higure (Author), Takeshi Kinjo (Author), Kazuya Miyagi (Author), Hisako Yamada (Author), Hitoshi Masamoto (Author), Hideki Goya (Author), Tomohide Yoshida (Author), Sakiko Maeshiro (Author), Masashi Nakamatsu (Author), Jiro Fujita (Author), Yoichi Aoki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The case is presented of a 29-year-old primiparous woman who was COVID-19-positive at 34 weeks of gestation and who developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. After a four-day history of fever and mild dyspnea, she was referred to hospital. Ciclesonide, dexamethasone, heparin sodium, and...