I am a
Home I AM A Search Login

Papers of the Week


2022 Mar 17


Int J Obstet Anesth


50

Maternal serum C-reactive protein and white blood cell count at hospital admission as predictors of intrapartum maternal fever: a retrospective case-control study in women having epidural labor analgesia.

Abstract

Non-infectious inflammation has been proposed as a major contributor to epidural-related maternal fever. We hypothesized that maternal serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell (WBC) count at hospital admission predict intrapartum maternal fever.