scholarly journals Infection and acute respiratory distress syndrome during pregnancy: A case series of preventable maternal deaths from southern India

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhila Vasudeva ◽  
Rajeshwari G. Bhat ◽  
Amar Ramachandran ◽  
Pratap Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Maternal Deaths

scholarly journals Maternal mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: a preliminary analysis during the first year

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Mendez-Dominguez ◽  
Karen Santos-Zaldívar ◽  
Salvador Gomez-Carro ◽  
Sudip Datta-Banik ◽  
Genny Carrillo
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Maternal Mortality Ratio ◽  
Maternal Deaths ◽  
Immune Impairment ◽  
Mortality Ratio

Abstract Background In Mexico, the COVID-19 pandemic led to preventative measures such as confinement and social interaction limitations that paradoxically may have aggravated healthcare access disparities for pregnant women and accentuated health system weaknesses addressing high-risk patients’ pregnancies. Our objective is to estimate the maternal mortality ratio in 1 year and analyze the clinical course of pregnant women hospitalized due to acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19. Methods A retrospective surveillance study of the national maternal mortality was performed from February 2020–February 2021 in Mexico related to COVID-19 cases in pregnant women, including their outcomes. Comparisons were made between patients who died and those who survived to identify prognostic factors and underlying health conditions distribution. Results Maternal Mortality Ratio increased by 56.8% in the studied period, confirmed COVID-19 was the cause of 22.93% of cases. Additionally, unconfirmed cases represented 4.5% of all maternal deaths. Among hospitalized pregnant women with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome consistent with COVID-19, smoking and cardiovascular diseases were more common among patients who faced a fatal outcome. They were also more common in the age group of < 19 or > 38. In addition, pneumonia was associated with asthma and immune impairment, while diabetes and increased BMI increased the odds for death (Odds Ratio 2.30 and 1.70, respectively). Conclusions Maternal Mortality Ratio in Mexico increased over 60% in 1 year during the pandemic; COVID-19 was linked to 25.4% of maternal deaths in the studied period. Lethality among pregnant women with a diagnosis of COVID-19 was 2.8%, and while asthma and immune impairment increased propensity for developing pneumonia, obesity and diabetes increased the odds for in-hospital death. Measures are needed to improve access to coordinated well-organized healthcare to reduce maternal deaths related to COVID-19 and pandemic collateral effects.

scholarly journals The Use of a Kinetic Therapy Rotational Bed in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Series

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Daniel T. Cater ◽  
Aimee R. Ealy ◽  
Erin Kramer ◽  
Samer Abu-Sultaneh ◽  
Courtney M. Rowan
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Arterial Line ◽  
Prone Positioning ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Oxygenation Indices

Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) commonly have dependent atelectasis and heterogeneous lung disease. Due to the heterogenous lung volumes seen, the application of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) can have both beneficial and deleterious effects. Alternating supine and prone positioning may be beneficial in ARDS by providing more homogenous distribution of PEEP and decreasing intrapulmonary shunt. In pediatrics, the pediatric acute lung injury and consensus conference (PALICC) recommended to consider it in severe pediatric ARDS (PARDS). Manually prone positioning patients can be burdensome in larger patients. In adults, the use of rotational beds has eased care of these patients. There is little published data about rotational bed therapy in children. Therefore, we sought to describe the use of a rotational bed in children with PARDS. We performed a retrospective case series of children who utilized a rotational bed as an adjunctive therapy for their PARDS. Patient data were collected and analyzed. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed and reported. Oxygenation indices (OI) pre- and post-prone positioning were analyzed. Twelve patients with PARDS were treated with a rotational bed with minimal adverse events. There were no complications noted. Three patients had malfunctioning of their arterial line while on the rotational bed. Oxygenation indices improved over time in 11 of the 12 patients included in the study while on the rotational bed. Rotational beds can be safely utilized in pediatric patients. In larger children with PARDS, where it may be more difficult to perform a manual prone position, use of a rotational bed can be considered a safe alternative.

Hiệu quả của phương pháp oxy hóa qua màng ngoài cơ thể (ECMO) trong hỗ trợ điều trị hội chứng suy hô hấp cấp nguy kịch trên bệnh nhân Covid

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuan Anh Truong
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Failure ◽  
Acute Respiratory Failure ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Patient Reports ◽  
Initial Application ◽  
October 17

TÓM TẮT Sự bùng phát của hội chứng viêm đường hô hấp cấp do coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nhanh chóng trở thành đại dịch trên toàn thế giới với hơn 40 triệu người mắc và hơn 1 triệu người chết tính đến ngày 17 tháng 10 năm 2020. Nhiều bệnh nhân COVID-19 được báo cáo cho thấy rằng có thể dẫn đến suy hô hấp cấp cần chăm sóc đặc biệt (ICU) và thiết bị hỗ trợ thở và bệnh cảnh có thể nhanh chóng tiến triển thành chứng suy hô hấp cấp (ARDS) với thiếu oxy ở mức độ nặng và gây ra tử vong dù đã có sự hỗ trợ của thiết bị hỗ trợ thở, cả 2 khả năng này thậm chí có thể cùng xảy ra. Các tổ chức quốc tế và các chuyên gia trong lĩnh vực này khuyến nghị sử dụng ECMO cho những bệnh nhân ARDS bị bệnh nặng có COVID-19. Tuy nhiên, tỷ lệ sống sót là rất thấp trong những trường hợp được sử dụng ECMO với COVID-19 trong đợt đầu tiên. Nghiên cứu của chúng tôi nhằm đánh giá kết quả bước đầu ứng dụng kỹ thuật ECMO trong hỗ trợ điều trị hội chứng suy hô hấp cấp nguy kịch trên bệnh nhân COVID-19 tại trung tâm hồi sức bệnh viện Trung ương Huế. ABSTRACT EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 The outbreak of acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) quickly developed into a worldwide pandemic with more than 40 million people infected and more than 1 million dead as of October 17, 2020. Numerous patient reports COVID-19 can lead to acute respiratory failure requiring intensive care (ICU) and ventilators, and it can rapidly evolve into a certificate of acute respiratory failure (ARDS) with red oxygen in the heavy and death, despite the protective ventilator, even both. International organizations and experts in the field recommend ECMO for critically ill ARDS patients with COVID-19. However, survival is very low in the ECMO - corrected case series with COVID-19 during the first COVID-19 wave. Our study aimed to evaluate the results of the initial application of transmembrane oxygenation (ECMO) technique in the support of critical acute respiratory distress syndrome on COVID-19 patients at the hospital resuscitation center of Hue central hospital. Keywords: ECMO, ARDS, COVID-19.

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