Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a pregnant patient with COVID-19 improved after delivery: A case report and brief review

Josebelo Chong; Siraj Ahmed; Kyle Hill

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101171

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a pregnant patient with COVID-19 improved after delivery: A case report and brief review

Respir Med Case Rep. 2020 Jul 22:31:101171. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101171. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Josebelo Chong¹, Siraj Ahmed¹, Kyle Hill²

Affiliations

¹ San Joaquin Critical Care Medical Group, Stockton CA, USA.
² St. Joseph's Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency, Stockton CA, USA.

Abstract

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) can frequently occur as a complication of Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19). As the number of COVID-19 cases increases around the world, it is inevitable that COVID-19 and ARDS will complicate some pregnancies. Currently, there is scant data to guide decision-making on the timing of delivery for these patients. We present the case of a 41-year-old patient with severe ARDS from COVID-19 who was also 32 weeks pregnant, whose respiratory status improved dramatically after delivery.

Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Critical care; Intensive care; Pregnancy; Pulmonology; Respiratory disease.

Publication types

Case Reports