Table 7.
Maternal Infection-related Outcomes in Patients without Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes
| Prophylaxis (N=5475) |
No Prophylaxis (N=3291) |
OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR † (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postpartum Endometritis | 101 (1.8) | 81 (2.5) | 0.75 (0.55 – 1.00) | 0.40 (0.27 – 0.60) |
| Wound infection | 28 (0.51) | 31 (0.94) | 0.54 (0.32 – 0.90) | 0.50 (0.28 – 0.91) |
| Other infection-related complications | 8 (0.15) | 11 (0.33) | 0.44 (0.18 – 1.09) | 0.35 (0.12 – 1.05) |
Data presented as N (%); CI Confidence Interval; OR Odds Ratio
Adjusted for smoking, payor status, gestational age and BMI at delivery, race, diabetes, antepartum infections, anemia, operative time, primary or repeat cesarean delivery and study center. Eighty-six percent of observations available for analysis.
maternal sepsis, wound dehiscence or evisceration, necrotizing fasciitis, pelvic abscess and septic pelvic thrombophlebitis