Duodenal Perforation Caused Septic Shock: a Rare Case Combined With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Abstract Background: Duodenal perforation is one of the rarer causes of acute abdomen in pregnancy, which is especially easy to be overlooked during the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) after delivery.Case presentation: Here, we report a case of duodenal perforation-induced septic shock with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the patient underwent emergency laparotomy after reporting to the hospital management department under strict protection. Her recovery in postoperative period in Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) was uneventful and she was transferred to a designated hospital for treatment of COVID-19 5 days later.Conclusions: The establishment of emergency green channel for maternal health care, and timely and comprehensive multidisciplinary cooperation during the epidemic period, strengthen the standardized management of high-risk pregnancy, and better guarantee the safety of mothers and infants.