Association of Epidural-Related Fever and Noninfectious Inflammation in Term Labor
Riley LE, Celi AC, Onderdonk AB, Roberts DJ, Johnson LC, Tsen LC, Leffert L, Pian-Smith MCM, Heffner LJ, Haas ST, Lieberman ES. Association of Epidural-Related Fever and Noninfectious Inflammation in Term Labor. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 117: 588-595. PMID: 21343762, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31820b0503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsNoninfectious inflammationHigher IL-6 levelsAssociation of epiduralLabor epidural analgesiaRole of infectionPg/mLAfebrile womenEpidural analgesiaMaternal feverPlacental infectionCytokine levelsInflammatory stateTerm laborPlacental culturesLower riskFeverPrenatal periodInfectionWomenAnalgesiaEpiduralInflammationObservational analysisFebrile