La fiebre intraparto como factor predictivo de parto distócico y resultado neonatal adverso / Intrapartum fever as a predictive factor of dystocic delivery and adverse neonatal outcome

RESUMEN

La fiebre intraparto tiene una prevalencia del 10-34%. Se asocia a anestesia epidural, parto prolongado, aumento de partos instrumentales y cesáreas. Estudiamos a 696 mujeres con fiebre intraparto de las 2431 que parieron en nuestro hospital en el año 2011. Las dividimos en 2 grupos en función de que su temperatura sea mayor (o igual) o menor de 38 °C. Analizamos las características del parto y del recién nacido en ambos grupos. La incidencia de fiebre ha sido del 17,4%. En el grupo de fiebre intraparto observamos un trabajo de parto significativamente más largo, el doble de partos instrumentales y 3 veces más de cesáreas. No se observaron diferencias en el test de Apgar ni en el pH de cordón de los recién nacidos

ABSTRACT

Intrapartum fever has a prevalence of 10-34%. It is associated with epidural analgesia, prolonged labor and an increased incidence of assisted vaginal delivery and cesarean delivery. Of a total of 2431 women who delivered in our hospital in 2011, we studied 696 women with intrapartum fever. They were divided into two groups according to whether their temperature was 38 °C or higher, or was lower than 38 °C. We analyzed the characteristics of the delivery and the newborn in both groups. The incidence of fever was 17.4%. In the intrapartum fever group, labor was significantly longer than in the group without fever, and there were twice as many assisted vaginal deliveries and three times as many cesarean deliveries. There were no differences in the Apgar test or umbilical cord Ph