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Table 2 Characteristics and clinical outcomes of pulmonary edema group

From: Betamethasone use and risk factors for pulmonary edema during the perinatal period: a single-center retrospective cohort study in Japan

 

PE group

 

n = 16

Cause of PE

 Cardiogenic, n (%)

2 (12.5)

 Noncardiogenic, n (%)

14 (87.5)

Onset of PE (gestational age), median [IQR]

31 + 2 [25 + 5, 34 + 1]

 Pregnancy, n (%)

14 (87.5)

 Postpartum, n (%)

2 (12.5)

Duration from admission to onset of PE (days), median [IQR]

3.0 [1.8, 7.3]

Duration from onset of PE to delivery (days), median [IQR]

0 [0.0, 1.0]

 0 days, n (%)

9 (64.3)

 1 day, n (%)

2 (14.3)

 8 days, n (%)

1 (7.1)

 10 days, n (%)

1 (7.1)

 24 days, n (%)

1 (7.1)

Combination of use

 Free, n (%)

3 (18.8)

 Tocolytic agents, n (%)

3 (18.8)

 Tocolytic agents+betamethasone, n (%)

10 (62.5)

Duration from administration of ritodrine hydrochloride to onset of PE (days), median [IQR]

4.0 [4.0, 31.0]

Duration from administration of magnesium sulfate to onset of PE (days), median [IQR]

2.0 [1.0, 5.0]

Duration from last administration of betamethasone to onset of PE (days), median [IQR]

0 [0.0, 1.0]

  1. Values are presented as median [interquartile range] and numbers (percentage)
  2. PE Pulmonary edema, IQR Interquartile range, ICU Intensive care unit