Obstetric Anesthesia

Complications in Obstetrics and Obstetric Anesthesia

Association of Epidural-Related Fever and Noninfectious Inflammation in Term Labor

Riley LE, Celi AC, Onderdonk AB, et al (Brigham and Women’s Hosp and Massachusetts General Hosp, Boston; Massachusetts General Hosp, Boston; Brigham and Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; et al) Obstet Gynecol 117:588-595, 2011^§

Abstract

Objective

To investigate the role of infection and noninfectious inflammation in epidural analgesia-related fever.

Methods

This was an observational analysis of placental cultures and serum admission and postpartum cytokine levels obtained from 200 women at low risk recruited during the prenatal period.

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