Table 2 Hospital records: Descriptive data on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of PPSS
Variable | All women (n = 19) | Pain (n = 10) | No pain (n = 9) |
|---|---|---|---|
Year of diagnosis | |||
 1989–1999 | 3 (16) | 3 (30) | – |
 2000–2010 | 7 (37) | 2 (20) | 5 (56) |
 2011–2018 | 9 (47) | 5 (50) | 4 (44) |
Age, years | 33 (27–43) | 33 (28–43) | 33 (27–43) |
Last recorded BMI in pregnancy, kg/m2 | 27 (20–36) | 29 (23–36) | 25 (20–34) |
Symptoms | 38.0 (64.8) | 24.6 (29.0) | 49.8 (81.9) |
 PPSS debut, hours after delivery, min-max | 0–264.0 | 8.2–72.0 | 0–264.0 |
Pain location | |||
 Symphysis pubic | 14 (74) | 7 | 7 |
 Sacroiliac joint/s plus hip joints | 11 (58) | 5 | 6 |
Temperature ≥ 37.5 °C | 15 (79) | 7 (70) | 8 (89) |
  ≥ 37.5 °C, days | 3.3 (1–7) | 3.2 (1–7) | 3.5 (1–6) |
Diagnosis | |||
 Ultrasound | 9 (47) | 3 | 6 |
 CT | 8 (42) | 4 | 4 |
 MRI | 16 (84) | 7 | 9 |
Blood tests | 19 (100) | 10 | 9 |
 CRP > 5 at diagnosis | 17 (89) | 8 | 9 |
 Leucocytes at diagnosis ×109/L | 15.4 (6.3–20) | 10.8 (7.3–20) | 15.8 (6.3–20) |
 Blood culture | 10 (53) | 6 | 4 |
Wound exudate cultivation | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Aspiration of abscess | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Positive blood culture or wound exudate cultivation | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Treatment | |||
 Antibiotics | 19 (100) | 10 | 9 |
 Different Physiotherapeutic interventions | 14 (74) | 6 | 8 |
 Wheel-chair, crutches, walker | 13 (68) | 6 | 7 |
 Pelvic belt | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 Pain killers, paracetamol | 16 (84) | 7 | 9 |
 Pain killers, NSAIDs | 11 (58) | 4 | 7 |
 Pain killers, opioids | 13 (68) | 6 | 7 |
 Patient-controlled analgesia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 TENS | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Follow-up visit to physician | 14 (74) | 7 | 7 |