Intrapartum fever, epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis.
Anahtar kelimeler
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OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to determine whether epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever.
METHODS
This secondary analysis, retrospective cohort study included term parturients with placental examination during 2005. Logistic regression used fever (⩾38 °C) as the dependent variable. Significance was defined as P⩽0.05.
RESULTS
There were 488 (76%) of 641 term parturients with placental examination and epidural. Independent predictors of intrapartum fever were epidural odds ratio (OR)=3.4, confidence interval (CI): 1.70, 6.81, histologic chorioamnionitis OR=3.18, 95% CI: 2.04, 4.95, birthweight OR=2.07, 95%CI: 1.38, 3.12, vaginal exams OR=1.15, 95% CI:1.06, 1.24, duration ruptured membranes OR=1.03, 95% CI: 1.01,1.05, parity⩾1 OR=0.44: 0.29, 0.66 and thick meconium OR=0.35: 95%CI: 0.24, 0.85.
CONCLUSIONS
Epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. Modification of labor management may reduce the incidence of intrapartum fever.
