Pulmonary Embolism in a COVID-19-Positive Primigravida After Caesarean Section Despite Prophylaxis | Zendy

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Pulmonary Embolism in a COVID-19-Positive Primigravida After Caesarean Section Despite Prophylaxis

Author(s) -

Yash Kripalani,

Lipeeka Parulekar

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

european journal of case reports in internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2284-2594

DOI - 10.12890/2021_002684

Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , covid-19 , pulmonary embolism , section (typography) , obstetrics , pregnancy , pediatrics , surgery , virology , disease , outbreak , genetics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , advertising , business

The prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 patients is higher than in non-COVID-19 patients. Since the beginning of the pandemic, deep vein thrombosis, myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke and pulmonary embolism (PE) have been reported in patients with COVID-19. D-dimer levels are now routinely measured in hospitalized patients so that prophylaxis can be initiated. However, a standardized protocol for prophylaxis has yet to be developed for pregnant women with COVID-19, who have an increased risk of VTE. We describe the case of a young primigravida woman with a positive COVID RT-PCR test who developed PE despite receiving adequate prophylaxis.

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