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Table 2 Clinical characteristics and resultsa

From: Treatment of pregnant and early postpartum women with severe and critical COVID-19: experience at a tertiary center

Characteristics

n = 29

Time from symptom onset to ICU admission; days

10 (8.5–11)

Lymphocyte count on admission; /mm3

911 (708–1185)

C-reactive protein level on admission; mg/L

80 (62.0–170.5)

Platelet count < 100 000/mm3 during ICU stay

3 (10.3%)

Respiratory support

 None

1 (3.4%)

 NC or non-rebreather mask with reservoir bag

28 (96.6%)

 HFNC and/or NIV

18 (62.1%)

  Subsequent intubation

12 (41.4%)

  No subsequent intubation

6 (20.7%)

 IMV

16 (55.2%)

  Time from symptom onset to intubation; days

12 (10.2–14.0)

  IMV time; days

16.5 (9.2–22.0)

  PEEP associated with best compliance (cmH2O)

11 (10–12)

 PP in intubated patients

11 (37.8%)

  Number of sessions per patient

2 (1–8)

  PaO2/FiO2 before PP

105.6 ± 22.2

  PaO2/FiO2 during first PP session

262.9 ± 77.7

ECMO*

0 (0.0%)

Tracheostomy

7 (24.1%)

 Time between TI and TT; days

16.7 ± 4.9

Continuous sedation

16 (55.2%)

NMBA

15 (51.7%)

 Neuromuscular blocking time; days

8.1 ± 4.6

Amines

 Noradrenaline

12 (41.4%)

 Dobutamine/epinephrine/dopamine/phenylephrine

0 (0.0%)

Transfusion; number of patients

4 (13.8%)

Corticosteroids

29 (100%)

 Corticosteroid time; days

12 (10–18)

Antibiotics

27 (93.1%)

Anticoagulants

 Prophylactic enoxaparin

27 (93.1%)

 Therapeutic enoxaparin

2 (6.9%)

Remdesivir, tocilizumab

0 (0.0%)

Length of ICU stay

14 (4.5–23.0)

Length of hospital stay

20 (11.0–31.5)

Death

 Maternal

0 (0.0%)

 Fetal (stillborn)

2 (6.9%)

 Neonatal

0 (0.0%)

  1. aData presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (IQRs) or n (%)
  2. *ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  3. TI, tracheal intubation
  4. TT, tracheostomy