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Obesity, a risk factor for ascending bacterial infection during pregnancy Obesidad, factor de riesgo de infección bacteriana ascendente durante el embarazo
Fecha
2016Registro en:
Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 144, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 476-482
07176163
00349887
10.4067/S0034-98872016000400008
Autor
Ovalle Salas, Alfredo
Martínez, María Angélica
Fuentes, Ariel
Marques, Ximena
Vargas, Francisco
Vergara, Paula
Staig, Pablo
Marín, María Paz
Oda, Francisco
Kakarieka, Elena
Institución
Resumen
© 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All Rights Reserved. Background: Obesity in pregnancy is associated with significantly higher rates of infection. Aim: To compare the infectious morbidity in pregnant women with normal and altered body mass index (BMI). Material and Methods: Cross sectional retrospective study of 6,150 patients who had delivery or second trimester abortion during 2012. The patients were classified according to BMI as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. We compared the frequency of pregnancy and perinatal complications related to ascending bacterial infection (ABI). The data was obtained from the hospital’s databases. Results: Obese patients had higher rates of pregnancy and perinatal complications related to ABI compared to patients with normal weight. The odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for second trimester abortion were 3.45 (1.63-7.31) p < 0.01, for preterm delivery 2.42 (1.51-3.87) p < 0.01, for labor and puerperium infections 3.