Review Article

Comparison of placental pathologies in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to disease severity

Volume: 20 Number: 4 December 31, 2023
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Comparison of placental pathologies in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to disease severity

Abstract

Aims: To evaluate the placental pathologies of pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 according to disease severity. Materials and method: This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary center between April 2020 and February 2023. The placentas of 125 pregnant women in their third trimester who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 were examined. Placental pathologies were classified according to the modified Amsterdam criteria. According to the disease severity, the patients were divided into two groups: non-severe COVID-19 (n=104) and severe COVID-19 (n=21). Placental pathology results were compared between the two groups. Results: The rates of maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) and fetal vascular malperfusion (FVM) were 90.4% and 45.2% in the non-severe COVID-19 group. Whereas it was significantly lower at 71.4% and 19% in the severe COVID-19 group (p=0.018 and p=0.026, respectively). The rate of delayed villous maturation (DVM) was 9.5% in the severe COVID-19 group and 1% in the non-severe COVID-19 group, indicating a statistically significant difference (p=0.019). Inflammatory pathologies and other pathological findings were similar between the two groups. Intensive care unit (ICU) admission, presence of accompanying maternal diseases, and postpartum complications were statistically significantly higher in the severe COVID-19 group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Whereas MVM and FVM lesions were observed at a higher rate in patients with non-severe COVID-19, DVM lesions and normal placentas were more common in those with severe COVID-19. The presence of different placental pathologies in SARS-CoV-2 patients according to the severity of the disease may be associated with the acute or chronic course of the disease.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Journal Section

Review Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

March 11, 2023

Acceptance Date

July 6, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 20 Number: 4

APA
Tanacan, A., Farisoğulları, N., Sakcak, B., Denizli, R., Başaran, E., Kara, Ö., Müftüoğlu, K. H., & Sahin, D. (2023). Comparison of placental pathologies in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to disease severity. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik Ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi, 20(4), 1975-1981. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.1263841
AMA
1.Tanacan A, Farisoğulları N, Sakcak B, et al. Comparison of placental pathologies in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to disease severity. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi. 2023;20(4):1975-1981. doi:10.38136/jgon.1263841
Chicago
Tanacan, Atakan, Nihat Farisoğulları, Bedri Sakcak, et al. 2023. “Comparison of Placental Pathologies in Pregnant Women With COVID-19 According to Disease Severity”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik Ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 20 (4): 1975-81. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.1263841.
EndNote
Tanacan A, Farisoğulları N, Sakcak B, Denizli R, Başaran E, Kara Ö, Müftüoğlu KH, Sahin D (December 1, 2023) Comparison of placental pathologies in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to disease severity. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 20 4 1975–1981.
IEEE
[1]A. Tanacan et al., “Comparison of placental pathologies in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to disease severity”, Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 1975–1981, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.38136/jgon.1263841.
ISNAD
Tanacan, Atakan - Farisoğulları, Nihat - Sakcak, Bedri - Denizli, Ramazan - Başaran, Ezgi - Kara, Özgür - Müftüoğlu, Kamil Hakan - Sahin, Dilek. “Comparison of Placental Pathologies in Pregnant Women With COVID-19 According to Disease Severity”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 20/4 (December 1, 2023): 1975-1981. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.1263841.
JAMA
1.Tanacan A, Farisoğulları N, Sakcak B, Denizli R, Başaran E, Kara Ö, Müftüoğlu KH, Sahin D. Comparison of placental pathologies in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to disease severity. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi. 2023;20:1975–1981.
MLA
Tanacan, Atakan, et al. “Comparison of Placental Pathologies in Pregnant Women With COVID-19 According to Disease Severity”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik Ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 4, Dec. 2023, pp. 1975-81, doi:10.38136/jgon.1263841.
Vancouver
1.Atakan Tanacan, Nihat Farisoğulları, Bedri Sakcak, Ramazan Denizli, Ezgi Başaran, Özgür Kara, Kamil Hakan Müftüoğlu, Dilek Sahin. Comparison of placental pathologies in pregnant women with COVID-19 according to disease severity. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi. 2023 Dec. 1;20(4):1975-81. doi:10.38136/jgon.1263841