Placental Ultrasonographical Findings during SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Scoring System for Placental Ultrasonographic Findings | |
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0 | Normal findings |
1 | Lakes > 30% |
1 | Subchorionic edema |
1 | Fibrin deposits (thrombosis, calcifications) |
U/S Findings/Group | Hospital Admission N (%) | Remaining at Home N (%) |
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Normal findings | 0 (0%) | 18 (60%) |
Lakes > 30% | 7 (70%) | 6 (20%) |
Subchorionic edema | 6 (60%) | 2 (7%) |
Fibrin deposits (thrombosis, calcifications) | 6 (60%) | 4 (13%) |
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Sotiriou, S.; Samara, A.A.; Tsiamalou, I.-A.; Donoudis, C.; Seviloglou, E.; Skentou, C.; Garas, A.; Daponte, A. Placental Ultrasonographical Findings during SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 974. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12040974
Sotiriou S, Samara AA, Tsiamalou I-A, Donoudis C, Seviloglou E, Skentou C, Garas A, Daponte A. Placental Ultrasonographical Findings during SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Diagnostics. 2022; 12(4):974. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12040974
Chicago/Turabian StyleSotiriou, Sotirios, Athina A. Samara, Iokasti-Apostolia Tsiamalou, Christos Donoudis, Eleni Seviloglou, Chara Skentou, Antonios Garas, and Alexandros Daponte. 2022. "Placental Ultrasonographical Findings during SARS-CoV-2 Infection" Diagnostics 12, no. 4: 974. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12040974