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Published on: September 6, 2019
Postpartum morbidity associated with advanced HIV disease
Judette Louis1, Mudathiru A Buhari, Dianne Allen
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Objective:
To investigate the postpartum morbidity and postpartum management of febrile morbidity associated with advanced HIV infection.
Methods:
A case control study of HIV infected women at a tertiary care center during January 2000-June 2005 was performed. Postpartum morbidity was defined as endometritis, blood transfusion, wound complication, readmission, infectious morbidity, or unexpected surgery.
Results:
Women in Group 1 had AIDS (N=33), Group 2 were relatively immunocompetent HIV infected women (N=115), and Group 3 were uninfected women (N=152). Group 1 was more likely to have a postpartum morbidity (32.3 versus 19.3 and 13.2%, P=.03) and to have postpartum imaging 18.8 versus 7.9 and 2.6%, P=.002. After controlling for potential confounders, cesarean delivery (OR 6.2, 95% CI 2.1-505.5) but not advanced HIV disease was associated with an increased risk of postpartum morbidity.
Conclusion:
Cesarean delivery and not advanced HIV disease increases the risk of postpartum morbidity in women with AIDS.
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