Table 1.
Case Report and Case Series Clinical Details
| Article | n | Age (y) | Gestational Age | Mode of Delivery | Type of Neuraxial Procedure |
Fever Before NeuraxialProcedure | White BloodCellCount(109/L) | Platelet Count (106/L) |
Respiratory Statusat Timeof Delivery | Antiviral MedicationBefore NeuraxialProcedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen et al3 | 9 | 26–40 | 36 0/7 wk to 39 4/7 wk | Cesareandelivery | 9 (100%) Epidurala |
7 (78%) | 5.07–10.61 | NR | CT evidence of pneumonia 9 (100%); clinical details NR | No |
| Li et al1 | 1 | 30 | 35 wk | Cesareandelivery | Epiduralb | No | 8.7 at presentation, peak of 22.9 after steroids for inflammation | At admission: 96,000; dayof delivery: 92,000; by hospital day 5: 141,000 | Resolved, chestX-ray showed bilateral scattered patchy infiltrates | Yes |
| Liu et al2 | 3 | 30–34 | 37–40 wk | 2 cesarean delivery, 1 vaginal delivery | 3 (100%) Epiduralc |
2 (67%) | NR | At admission: patient 1 81,000; patient 2 152,000; patient 3 NR; dayof delivery: NR for any patient | Worsening CT evidence of pneumonia in 2 (67%), clinical details NR | No |
| Wang et al4 | 1 | 28 | 30 wk | Cesareandelivery | CSE | Prior intermittent fevers for 1 wk | 10.60 | NR | 5L O2 on admission; before delivery was on maximal noninvasive ventilationd | Yes |
Abbreviations: CSE, combined spinal epidural; CT, computed tomography; NR, not reported; O2, oxygen.
aPer Yuanzhen Zhang, MD, e-mail communication, March 14, 2020. Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University.
bPer Jifang Sheng, MD, e-mail communication, March 5, 2020. Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University.
cPer Qianli Wang, PhD, e-mail communication, March 14, 2020. School of Public Health, Fudan University.
dPatient was on noninvasive ventilation, not mechanical ventilation (Xingua Shen MD, e-mail communication, March 13, 2020. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Infectious Hospital of Soochow University).