Prone positioning and convalescent plasma therapy in a critically ill pregnant woman with COVID-19

Massimo Donzelli; Mariachiara Ippolito; Giulia Catalisano; Baldassare Renda; Francesco Tarantino; Orazia Diquattro; Andrea Cortegiani

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3426

Prone positioning and convalescent plasma therapy in a critically ill pregnant woman with COVID-19

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Oct 26;8(12):3352-3358. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3426. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Massimo Donzelli¹, Mariachiara Ippolito², Giulia Catalisano², Baldassare Renda¹, Francesco Tarantino¹, Orazia Diquattro³, Andrea Cortegiani^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Unità Operativa di Anestesiae Rianimazione Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti (AOOR) P.O. Cervello Palermo Italy.
² Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) University of Palermo Palermo Italy.
³ Unità Operativa di Microbiologia Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti (AOOR) Palermo Italy.
⁴ Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy.

Abstract

Prone positioning is feasible in pregnancy and may have contributed to the positive outcome in this case. Doctors should not be reluctant to move a patient to a prone position just because they are pregnant.

Keywords: COVID‐19; case report; plasma therapy; pregnancy; prone position.

Publication types

Case Reports