Incidence, morbidity, and associated factors for sepsis in women hospitalized for delivery: a nationwide retrospective observational population-based study in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The objective of this research was to examine the epidemiology of maternal sepsis in Canada.

Methods

We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of women (≥ 20 weeks gestation) hospitalized for delivery in all Canadian hospitals (excluding Quebec) between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2017. Data were obtained from the national Canadian Institute for Health Information database and sepsis cases were identified via International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Canada (ICD-10-CA) codes. Our primary outcome was the number of hospitalizations for delivery associated with maternal sepsis. We further explored associations between patient characteristics, obstetric procedures/conditions, medical conditions, and maternal sepsis. Associations were presen

SUBMITTER: Balki I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8694197 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature