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| Title |
Association between infection and fever in terminations of pregnancy using misoprostol: a retrospective cohort study
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| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12884-016-1188-1 |
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| Authors |
Tobias A. J. Nijman, Kevin G. J. A. Voogdt, Pim W. Teunissen, Patrick J. van der Voorn, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Petra C. A. M. Bakker |
| Abstract |
Fever is a well-known side effect of misoprostol, but clinically difficult to distinguish from an intra uterine infection. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of fever in terminations of pregnancy (TOP) using misoprostol and to evaluate fever as indication of intra uterine infection. A retrospective cohort study was performed. Consecutive second trimester TOP with misoprostol between January 2008 and October 2012 were selected. We included 403 cases and determined the incidence of fever. To examine intra uterine infection as plausible cause of fever, pathological examination reports of placentas were reviewed for signs of infections. The incidence of fever was 42%. Logistic regression showed a dose dependent association between dosage misoprostol and degree of fever (OR 1.86; 95% CI: 1.3-2.7). There was no association between fever and epidural analgesia. Fever has a sensitivity of 55% and a specificity of 58% as a marker of intra uterine infection. The positive predictive value of fever for an intra uterine infection is 4% and the negative predictive value is 98%. Administration of misoprostol for the indication TOP is strongly associated with fever during labor. Fever is a poor predictor of intra uterine infection in the context of TOP. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 35 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 35 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 17% |
| Researcher | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 20% |
| Unknown | 6 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 51% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 January 2023.
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#4,265,672
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Outputs from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#1,212
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#84,907
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#34
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