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Review
. 2020 Jul;131(1):7-15.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004856.

Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Melissa E Bauer  1 , Kyra Bernstein  2 , Emily Dinges  3 , Carlos Delgado  3 , Nadir El-Sharawi  4 , Pervez Sultan  5 , Jill M Mhyre  4 , Ruth Landau  2
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Review

Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Melissa E Bauer et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

With increasing numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases due to efficient human-to-human transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the United States, preparation for the unpredictable setting of labor and delivery is paramount. The priorities are 2-fold in the management of obstetric patients with COVID-19 infection or persons under investigation (PUI): (1) caring for the range of asymptomatic to critically ill pregnant and postpartum women; (2) protecting health care workers and beyond from exposure during the delivery hospitalization (health care providers, personnel, family members). The goal of this review is to provide evidence-based recommendations or, when evidence is limited, expert opinion for anesthesiologists caring for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on preparedness and best clinical obstetric anesthesia practice.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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