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Postpartum Pyelonephritis and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity.

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Addae-Konadu, KL; Wein, LE; Federspiel, JJ; Hughes, BL; Dotters-Katz, S
Published in: Am J Perinatol
February 2024

OBJECTIVE: Pyelonephritis is the most common nonobstetric cause for hospitalization during pregnancy. The maternal and obstetric complications associated with antepartum pyelonephritis are well described. However, it is not clear whether these risks extend into the postpartum period. The primary objective of this study was to describe the morbidity associated with postpartum pyelonephritis, by comparing the morbidity associated with pyelonephritis in the postpartum period to morbidity seen during pregnancy or delivery. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study was performed using the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD), an all-payor sample of discharges from approximately 60% of U.S. hospitalizations. Discharges between October 2015 and December 2018 were included. Maternity-associated hospitalizations, diagnosis of pyelonephritis, comorbid conditions, and incidence of severe maternal morbidity were identified using International Classification of Disease-10th Revision (ICD-10) diagnosis and procedure codes. Bivariate statistics, weighted to account for the complex survey methods in the NRD, were used to evaluate the association between antepartum, delivery, and postpartum hospital stays associated with pyelonephritis and maternal morbidity. Weighted regression models were used to evaluate the association between admission timing and maternal outcomes. RESULTS: A total of 32,850 pyelonephritis admissions were identified, corresponding to a national estimate of 61,837 admissions. Of these, 1,465 (2.4%) were postpartum, 55,056 (89.0%) were antepartum, and 5,317 (8.6%) involved a delivery stay. Rates of severe maternal morbidity were higher in the postpartum group than the antepartum or delivery hospitalization groups (59.5 vs. 12.9 and 15.8%, respectively, p < 0.001); when compared with antepartum hospitalizations, the adjusted relative risk for composite severe maternal morbidity for postpartum hospitalizations was 4.68 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.33, 5.05). Most of this difference was driven by rates of sepsis (53.2 vs. 11.0 vs. 10.9%). CONCLUSION: Though relatively uncommon, postpartum hospitalizations for pyelonephritis are associated with higher rates of severe maternal morbidity, driven by differential rates of sepsis, than are antepartum or delivery-associated hospitalizations.

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Am J Perinatol

DOI

EISSN

1098-8785

Publication Date

February 2024

Volume

41

Issue

3

Start / End Page

337 / 342

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sepsis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Pregnancy
  • Postpartum Period
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Morbidity
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
 

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Addae-Konadu, K. L., Wein, L. E., Federspiel, J. J., Hughes, B. L., & Dotters-Katz, S. (2024). Postpartum Pyelonephritis and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity. Am J Perinatol, 41(3), 337–342. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1682-3171
Addae-Konadu, Kateena L., Lauren E. Wein, Jerome J. Federspiel, Brenna L. Hughes, and Sarah Dotters-Katz. “Postpartum Pyelonephritis and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity.Am J Perinatol 41, no. 3 (February 2024): 337–42. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1682-3171.
Addae-Konadu KL, Wein LE, Federspiel JJ, Hughes BL, Dotters-Katz S. Postpartum Pyelonephritis and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity. Am J Perinatol. 2024 Feb;41(3):337–42.
Addae-Konadu, Kateena L., et al. “Postpartum Pyelonephritis and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity.Am J Perinatol, vol. 41, no. 3, Feb. 2024, pp. 337–42. Pubmed, doi:10.1055/a-1682-3171.
Addae-Konadu KL, Wein LE, Federspiel JJ, Hughes BL, Dotters-Katz S. Postpartum Pyelonephritis and Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity. Am J Perinatol. 2024 Feb;41(3):337–342.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Perinatol

DOI

EISSN

1098-8785

Publication Date

February 2024

Volume

41

Issue

3

Start / End Page

337 / 342

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sepsis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Pregnancy
  • Postpartum Period
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Morbidity
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Female