Table 2. Characteristics of the clinical and laboratory progression of 295 pregnant women with PPROM according to the presence or absence of Histological Chorioamnionitis.
| Variable | With HCA N (%) or Mean (SD) | Without HCA N (%) or Mean (SD) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latency period | 8.16 (16.00) | 9.30 (20.37) | 0.005 ‡ * |
| Latency > 3 days | 35/70 (50%) | 64/176 (36.4%) | 0.049 † * |
| Latency ≥ 5 days | 30/70 (42.9%) | 60/176 (34.1%) | 0.198 † |
| Number of chorioamnionitis criteria | 2.43 (1.419) | 0.49 (0.803) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Presence of 2 or more criteria | 39/54 (72.2%) | 12/128 (9.4%) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Corticosteroid use | 7/53 (13.2%) | 12/128 (9.4%) | 0.444 † |
| Corticosteroid repetition | 1/72 (1.4%) | 1/177 (0.6%) | 0.496 § |
| Use of any antibiotic | 19/52 (36.5%) | 34/123 (27.6%) | 0.242 † |
| AFI < 3 | 15/41 (36.6%) | 14/85 (16.5%) | 0.012 † * |
| Final AFI | 5.506 (4.067) | 7.674 (4.434) | 0.006 ‡ * |
| Final AFI < 5 | 16/35 (45.7%) | 24/76 (31.6%) | 0.150 † |
| Difference Ini-Fin AFI | -1.574 (3.717) | -1.513 (8.150) | 0.229 ‡ |
| Difference final 2 AFI | -0.139 (3.261) | -0,826 (3.270) | 0.772 ‡ |
| Final FBP | 8.228 (2.314) | 9.333 (1.303) | 0.004 ‡ * |
| Absent BM | 4/40 (10%) | 3/85 (3.5%) | 0.209 § |
| Changed CRP (> 5) | 25/36 (69.4%) | 34/47 (72.3%) | 0.773 † |
| Final CRP | 49.19 (53.655) | 15.20 (22.291) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Difference Ini-Fin CRP | 39.28 (51.951) | 3.19 (13.458) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Difference Ini-Fin CRP % | 870.67 (1,794.80) | 40.02 (157.75) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Difference final 2t CRP | 36.23 (48.488) | -1.31 (12.15) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Difference last CRP % | 582.43 (1,638.27) | 20.73 (112.93) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Leukocytes > 15 000 | 30/67 (44.8%) | 19/135 (14.1%) | 0.000 † ** |
| Final leukocyte count | 14,345.5 (5,498.0) | 11,198.7 (3,493.9) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Difference Ini-Fin Leuko | 3,150.5 (6,185.9) | 665.8 (4,193) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Difference Ini-Fin Leuko % | 37.78 (62.179) | -1.055 (26.888) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Difference final 2 Leuko | 3,529.8 (4,751.7) | 503.6 (2,020) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Difference final 2 Leuko % | 33.10 (50.914) | 6.58 (18.402) | 0.001 ‡ * |
| Max temp | 37.1 (0.594) | 36.7 (0.415) | 0.006 ‡ * |
| Temp delivery day | 36.72 (0.783) | 36.81 (3.858) | 0.087 ‡ |
| Fever (≥ 37.8 °C) | 7/48 (14.6%) | 1/122 (0.82%) | 0.001 § * |
| Max MHR | 99.92 (11.56) | 93.13 (13.55) | 0.003 ‡ * |
| MHR delivery Day | 93.57 (13.15) | 82.69 (10.29) | 0.000 ‡ ** |
| Tachycardia (MHR > 100 bpm) | 26/51 (51%) | 19/111 (17.1%) | 0.000 † ** |
| Basal final MHR | 141.69 (39.816) | 145.34 (8.305) | 0.641 ‡ |
| Fetal tachycardia (FHR ≥ 160 bpm) | 10/39 (25.6%) | 6/95 (6.3%) | 0.002 † ** |
| Uterine pain | 26/50 (52%) | 10/120 (8.3%) | 0.000 † ** |
| Presence of contractions | 42/49 (85.7%) | 69/121 (57%) | 0.000 † ** |