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. 2020 Oct;223(4):595-599.e5.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.06.020. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Maternal mortality among women with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to the intensive care unit

Matthew J Blitz  1 , Burton Rochelson  2 , Howard Minkoff  3 , Natalie Meirowitz  4 , Lakha Prasannan  5 , Viktoriya London  6 , Timothy J Rafael  7 , Shruti Chakravarthy  8 , Luis A Bracero  9 , Shane W Wasden  10 , Sarah L Pachtman Shetty  10 , Orlando Santandreu  11 , Frank A Chervenak  10 , Benjamin M Schwartz  12 , Michael Nimaroff  5
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Maternal mortality among women with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to the intensive care unit

Matthew J Blitz et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Oct.
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Individual patient outcomes A total of 13 pregnant or immediately postpartum women were admitted to the ICUs for COVID-19 and 8 required invasive mechanical ventilation. Although 2 patients (15%) died, 11 (85%) were discharged alive. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICUs, intensive care units; SNF, skilled nursing facility. Blitz. Maternal mortality among intensive care unit admissions for coronavirus disease 2019. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020.
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