W M Curtin1, P J Katzman2, H Florescue3, L A Metlay2, S H Ural4. 1. 1] Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA [2] Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. 2. Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA. 3. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA. 4. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine whether epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. STUDY DESIGN: 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. RESULT: 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. CONCLUSION: Epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. Modification of labor management may reduce the incidence of intrapartum fever.
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine whether epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. STUDY DESIGN: 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. RESULT: 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. CONCLUSION: Epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. Modification of labor management may reduce the incidence of intrapartum fever.
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