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

Supplemental Table 3.

Clinical management and outcomes

Variable Patients (n=13)
ICU management
Invasive mechanical ventilation 8 (62)
 Duration, d 8 (2–19)
 Extubateda 6/8 (75)
 Prone positioning utilized 4/8 (50)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 0 (0)
Vasopressors 7 (54)
Renal replacement therapy 1 (8)
Antiviral agent
 Hydroxychloroquine 11 (85)
 Remdesivir 3 (23)
Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia 12 (92)
Anticoagulation, prophylactic or therapeutic 13 (100)
Immunomodulatory agent 9 (69)
 Corticosteroid (for maternal indication) 7 (54)
 Interleukin-1 inhibitor 2 (15)
 Interleukin-6 inhibitor 5 (38)
 Convalescent plasma 2 (15)
Maternal outcomes
Length of stay, d
 In hospital 13 (9–23)
 In ICU 8 (4–15)
Delivery during hospitalization 7/13 (54)
 Cesarean delivery for acute respiratory decompensation 5/7 (71)
 Cesarean delivery for obstetrical indication 1/7 (14)
 Vaginal delivery 1/7 (14)
Died in hospital 2 (15)
Discharged from hospital 11 (85)
 To home 10 (77)
 To long-term care facility 1 (8)
Remained hospitalized at study completion 0 (0)
Neonatal outcomes
Gestational age at delivery, wk 36.9±2.0
Birthweight, g 2994±569
Apgar scores
 1 min≤7 3/8 (38)
 5 min≤7 0/8 (0)
Positive PCR result for SARS-CoV-2 on first day of lifeb 0/7 (0)
Received antenatal corticosteroids 5 (50)
Gestational age at administration 29.1±4.2

Data are presented as n (%), mean±standard deviation, and median (interquartile range). Denominator is number of patients diagnosed as having COVID-19 at less than 37 weeks’ gestation.

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Blitz. Maternal mortality among intensive care unit admissions for coronavirus disease 2019. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020.

a

One patient was extubated but remained ventilator dependent with a tracheostomy

b

Results not available for 1 newborn.