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

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2020.06.020

. 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

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¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southside Hospital, Northwell Health, 376 East Main St., Suite 202, Bay Shore, NY 11706; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Northwell Health, Forest Hills, NY. Electronic address: mblitz@northwell.edu.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.
³ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY.
⁶ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Northwell Health, Forest Hills, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY.
⁹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southside Hospital, Northwell Health, Bay Shore, NY 11706.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Northwell Health, Forest Hills, NY.
¹² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southside Hospital, Northwell Health, Bay Shore, NY.

PMID: 32553910
PMCID: PMC7294262
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.06.020

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.

. 2020 Oct;223(4):595-599.e5.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.06.020. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southside Hospital, Northwell Health, 376 East Main St., Suite 202, Bay Shore, NY 11706; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Northwell Health, Forest Hills, NY. Electronic address: mblitz@northwell.edu.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.
³ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY.
⁶ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Northwell Health, Forest Hills, NY; Katz Women's Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY.
⁹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southside Hospital, Northwell Health, Bay Shore, NY 11706.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Northwell Health, Forest Hills, NY.
¹² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southside Hospital, Northwell Health, Bay Shore, NY.

PMID: 32553910
PMCID: PMC7294262
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.06.020

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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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