Twin versus singleton pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes. 2012

Robert M Ehsanipoor, and Neelu Arora, and David C Lagrew, and Deborah A Wing, and Judith H Chung
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA. rehsani1@jhmi.edu

OBJECTIVE To compare latency period, infectious morbidity, neonatal morbidity and neonatal mortality in twin versus singleton pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) remote from term. METHODS A retrospective, matched cohort study comparing 41 twin and 82 singleton pregnancies complicated by PPROM between 24-0/7 and 31-6/7 weeks' gestation. The data were obtained by reviewing maternal and neonatal charts. RESULTS The median latency periods were 3.6 days (interquartile range 1.5-13.9 days) for twins and 6.2 days (interquartile range 2.9-11.8 days) for singletons (p = 0.86). Twins were less likely to be complicated by clinical chorioamnionitis when compared with singletons (4/41 [9.8%] vs. 19/82 [23.2%], relative risk [RR] 0.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.18-0.96). Histological evidence of chorioamnionitis was also lower in twins compared with singletons (14/39 [35.9%] vs. 46/68 [67.7%], RR 0.56, 95% CI, 0.34-0.92). These differences persisted after adjusting for race, insurance status, latency period and route of delivery. Neonatal morbidity and mortality rates were similar between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS There was not a statistically significant difference in the latency periods for twin and singleton pregnancies complicated by PPROM. Clinical chorioamnionitis and histological evidence of infection were significantly less common in twins compared with singletons.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007226 Infant Mortality Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth. Neonatal Mortality,Mortality, Infant,Postneonatal Mortality,Infant Mortalities,Mortalities, Infant,Mortalities, Neonatal,Mortalities, Postneonatal,Mortality, Neonatal,Mortality, Postneonatal,Neonatal Mortalities,Postneonatal Mortalities
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007234 Infant, Premature A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION. Neonatal Prematurity,Premature Infants,Preterm Infants,Infant, Preterm,Infants, Premature,Infants, Preterm,Premature Infant,Prematurity, Neonatal,Preterm Infant
D007235 Infant, Premature, Diseases Diseases that occur in PREMATURE INFANTS.
D009017 Morbidity The proportion of patients with a particular disease during a given year per given unit of population. Morbidities
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011251 Pregnancy Complications, Infectious The co-occurrence of pregnancy and an INFECTION. The infection may precede or follow FERTILIZATION. Complications, Infectious Pregnancy,Infectious Pregnancy Complications,Maternal Sepsis,Pregnancy, Infectious Complications,Sepsis during Pregnancy,Sepsis in Pregnancy,Infectious Pregnancy Complication,Pregnancy Complication, Infectious,Sepsis in Pregnancies,Sepsis, Maternal
D005260 Female Females
D005322 Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture Spontaneous tearing of the membranes surrounding the FETUS any time before the onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR. Preterm PROM is membrane rupture before 37 weeks of GESTATION. Premature Rupture of Membrane (Pregnancy),PROM (Pregnancy),Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes,Preterm PROM (Pregnancy),Preterm Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes,Membrane Premature Rupture (Pregnancy),Membrane Premature Ruptures (Pregnancy),PROM, Preterm (Pregnancy)
D005865 Gestational Age The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated from the onset of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization. It is also estimated to begin from fertilization, estrus, coitus, or artificial insemination. Embryologic Age,Fetal Maturity, Chronologic,Chronologic Fetal Maturity,Fetal Age,Maturity, Chronologic Fetal,Age, Embryologic,Age, Fetal,Age, Gestational,Ages, Embryologic,Ages, Fetal,Ages, Gestational,Embryologic Ages,Fetal Ages,Gestational Ages

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