Obstetrical Unit Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: OUR Study

Ilina D. Pluym; Rashmi Rao; Jerasimos Ballas; Gladys A. Ramos; Sarah N. Cross; Mya Zapata; Sindhu Srinivas; Judette M. Louis; Erika Werner; Yalda Afshar; Christina S. Han

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1715861

American Journal of Perinatology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Am J Perinatol 2020; 37(13): 1301-1309
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715861

SMFM Fellowship Series Article

Obstetrical Unit Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: OUR Study

Ilina D. Pluym

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

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Rashmi Rao

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

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Jerasimos Ballas

²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California

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Gladys A. Ramos

²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California

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Sarah N. Cross

³Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Mya Zapata

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

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Sindhu Srinivas

⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Judette M. Louis

⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida

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Erika Werner

⁶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

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Yalda Afshar

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

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Christina S. Han

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

⁷Center for Fetal Medicine and Women's Ultrasound, Los Angeles, California

› Institutsangaben

Abstract

Objective This study aimed to describe the response of labor and delivery (L&D) units in the United States to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and determine how institutional characteristics and regional disease prevalence affect viral testing and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Study Design A cross-sectional survey was distributed electronically through the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine e-mail database (n = 584 distinct practices) and social media between April 14 and 23, 2020. Participants were recruited through “snowballing.” A single representative was asked to respond on behalf of each L&D unit. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. Multivariable regression was performed to explore characteristics associated with universal testing and PPE usage.

Results A total of 301 surveys (estimated 51.5% response rate) was analyzed representing 48 states and two territories. Obstetrical units included academic (31%), community teaching (45%) and nonteaching hospitals (24%). Sixteen percent of respondents were from states with high prevalence, defined as higher “deaths per million” rates compared with the national average. Universal laboratory testing for admissions was reported for 40% (119/297) of units. After adjusting for covariates, universal testing was more common in academic institutions (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23–2.42) and high prevalence states (aOR = 2.68, 95% CI: 1.37–5.28). When delivering asymptomatic patients, full PPE (including N95 mask) was recommended for vaginal deliveries in 33% and for cesarean delivery in 38% of responding institutions. N95 mask use during asymptomatic vaginal deliveries remained more likely in high prevalence states (aOR = 2.56, 95% CI: 1.29–5.09) and less likely in hospitals with universal testing (aOR = 0.42, 95% CI: 0.24–0.73).

Conclusion Universal laboratory testing for COVID-19 is more common at academic institutions and in states with high disease prevalence. Centers with universal testing were less likely to recommend N95 masks for asymptomatic vaginal deliveries, suggesting that viral testing can play a role in guiding efficient PPE use.

Key Points

Heterogeneity is seen in institutional recommendations for viral testing and PPE.
Universal laboratory testing for COVID-19 is more common at academic centers.
N95 mask use during vaginal deliveries is less likely in places with universal testing.

Keywords

COVID-19 - pandemic - personal protective equipment - infection prevention - labor and delivery

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