Haemostatic and thrombo-embolic complications in pregnant women with COVID-19: a systematic review and critical analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As pregnancy is a physiological prothrombotic state, pregnant women may be at increased risk of developing coagulopathic and/or thromboembolic complications associated with COVID-19.

Methods

Two biomedical databases were searched between September 2019 and June 2020 for case reports and series of pregnant women with a diagnosis of COVID-19 based either on a positive swab or high clinical suspicion where no swab had been performed. Additional registry cases known to the authors were included. Steps were taken to minimise duplicate patients. Information on coagulopathy based on abnormal coagulation test results or clinical evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and on arterial or venous thrombosis, were extracted using a standard form. If availabl

SUBMITTER: Servante J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7863033 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature