Methods
The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used to identify delivery and postpartum discharges from 2008-2010. Women with and without sepsis based on International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9) codes were identified for comparison. For the purposes of this study, sepsis was defined as an ICD-9 code of septicemia or bacteremia, as sepsis was not a defined ICD-9 code within the specified time frame. Baseline characteristics and obstetrical events were determined among women with a diagnosis of sepsis and compared to women without a diagnosis of sepsis. Logistic regression analyses were used to compute odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for demographic data and obstetrical complications for women with sepsis versus without sepsis.
Methods
The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used to identify delivery and postpartum discharges from 2008-2010. Women with and without sepsis based on International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9) codes were identified for comparison. For the purposes of this study, sepsis was defined as an ICD-9 code of septicemia or bacteremia, as sepsis was not a defined ICD-9 code within the specified time frame. Baseline characteristics and obstetrical events were determined among women with a diagnosis of sepsis and compared to women without a diagnosis of sepsis. Logistic regression analyses were used to compute odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for demographic data and obstetrical complications for women with sepsis versus without sepsis.
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