Table 3.
Complications and hospitalization of the 100 included pregnant women according to fever status at presentation (confirmed vs only at home).
| All patients (n = 100) | Fever at presentation (n = 45) | Fever only at home (n = 55) | P Value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalization | Rate | 25 (25 %) | 21 (46 %) | 4 (7%) | < 0.001 |
| Median duration [IQR] | 3 [2–4] | 3 [2–4] | 2,5 [1.75−3] | ||
| Fetal complications | Prematurity3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Late miscarriage2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| IUFD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Early miscarriage2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 (10 %) | 7 (15 %) | 3 (5%) | 0.1 | |
| Maternal complications | Intensive care | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.45 |
| Severe sepsis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.08 | |
| Threatened preterm birth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.45 | |
| Total | 5 (5%) | 5 (11 %) | 0 (0%) | 0.01 | |
| Total complications | 13 (13 %)1 | 10 (22 %)1 | 3 (5%)1 | 0.01 | |
1
2 patients presented maternal and fetal complications simultaneously. One late miscarriage and one IUFD (misoprostol intoxication) had a severe sepsis.
2
Miscarriage are considered as “early” before 14 W G, and “late” between 14 W G and 23 W G.
*
P-value of the Fisher exact test between the two groups according the confirmed fever status.