Fever; Due to Heat, Infection
Conditions
Keywords
fever, epidural, birth, labour
Brief summary
Pilot study to assess fever during labour.
Detailed description
200 parturients will be monitored for fever during labour using rectal thermometer. Repeated measurements 1/hr during the first 6 hours will allow us to find patients developing fever. Fever = rectal temp \>38 Celsius twice within 60 min or 39 degrees Celsius measured once . After birth, blood samples are assessed for infection. Use of Antibiotics and other medication is Recorded. Subgroup analyses based on suspected causes of fever during birth.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTTemperature measurement
The 'intervention' is repeated rectal temperature measurements
Sponsors
Herlev Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
* Age \> 18 years, planned vaginal birth, able to give consent
Exclusion criteria
* do not speak Danish or English, unable to cooperate to rectal temperature measurements,
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fever | during labour | Fever = rectal temp \>38 Celsius twice within 60 minutes or 39 degrees Celsius measured once |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CRP | 24 hours | infection marker |
| Leucocytosis | 24 hours | infection marker |
| bacterial growth blood | 1 week | infection marker |
| bacterial growth placenta blood | 1 week | infection marker |
Countries
Denmark
Contacts
Primary ContactKim Wildgaarf, md, phd
Outcome results
None listed