Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patients with fever (n = 168) | Patients without fever (n = 235) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gestational age in days (Mean ± SD) | 139 ± 58 | 121 ± 27 | <0.001 |
Nulliparous, n (%) | 63.1 | 39.1 | <0.001 |
Induction-expulsion time, hours (Mean ± SD) | 15 ± 14 | 8 ± 6 | <0.001 |
Birth weight, grams (Mean ± SD) | 365 ± 319 | 208 ± 227 | <0.001 |
Total administered dose of misoprostol,μgr (Mean ± SD) | 1946 ± 1101 | 1254 ± 611 | <0.001 |
Total blood loss, mL (Mean ± SD) | 313 ± 416 | 382 ± 444 | 0.397 |
Indications for TOP | 0.10 | ||
Fetal anomaly, n (%) | 154 (91.7%) | 202 (85.9%) | |
IUFD, n (%) | 11 (6.5%) | 19 (8.1%) | |
Miscellaneous n (%) | 3 (1.8%) | 14 (6.0%) | |
Vital parameters (mean ± SD) | |||
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 109 ± 12 | 105 ± 12 | <0.01 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 66 ± 10 | 65 ± 10 | 0.161 |
Heart rate, beats per minute | 83 ± 13 | 76 ± 10 | <0,001 |
CRP values | n = 45 | n = 5 | 0.21 |
Elevated CRP values, n (%) | 14 (31%) | 3 (60%) | |
Leukocyte values | n = 45 | n = 5 | 0.26 |
Elevated leukocyte values, n (%) | 22 (49%) | 3 (60%) | |
non parametric tests were used in case of not normally distributed data | |||
Type of culture | n | Positive, n (%) | Negative, n (%) |
Blood | 18 | 0 (0) | 18 (100) |
Vaginal | 19 | 3 (16) | 16 (84) |
Urine | 12 | 0 (0) | 12 (100) |