Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality in obstetric patients with severe COVID-19 in Brazil: a surveillance database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe clinical characteristics of pregnant and postpartum women with severe COVID-19 in Brazil and to examine risk factors for mortality.

Design

Cross-sectional study based on secondary surveillance database analysis.

Setting

Nationwide Brazil.

Population or sample

978 Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women notified as COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) cases with complete outcome (death or cure) up to 18 June 2020.

Methods

Data was abstracted from the Brazilian ARDS Surveillance System (ARDS-SS) database. All eligible cases were included. Data on demographics, clinical characteristics, intensive care resources use and outcomes were collected. Risk factors for mortality were examined by multivariate logistic regression.<

SUBMITTER: Takemoto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7461482 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature