Mulla Zuber D, Nuwayhid Bahij S, Garcia K Michelle, Flood-Shaffer Kellie, Van Hook James W, Hampton R Moss
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas 79905, USA.
Hypertens Pregnancy. 2010 Jan;29(1):54-68. doi: 10.3109/10641950902777754.
To identify correlates of a prolonged length of stay (PLOS) in women hospitalized for preeclampsia/eclampsia in Texas, USA.
Statewide hospital data were obtained, and the records of women who were discharged in 2004 and/or 2005 with a principal discharge diagnosis of preeclampsia or eclampsia were extracted using ICD-9-CM codes. PLOS was defined as a stay greater than 5 days. Odds ratios (OR) for PLOS were calculated. Generalized estimating equations were used to account for a small group of women who were hospitalized multiple times during the study period for preeclampsia. A total of 21,203 records were analyzed.
The crude incidence of PLOS was 17.5%. Advancing maternal age was positively associated with PLOS: for every 10-year increase, there was a 20% increase in the odds of PLOS (adjusted OR = 1.20,95% confidence interval (CI): 1.13, 1.28). The strongest risk factor for PLOS was the presence of renal disease: adjusted OR 5.81 (95% CI: 3.97, 8.50). Protective factors included Medicaid beneficiary status, and being admitted from the emergency department.
The strongest correlate of PLOS in a large cohort of women hospitalized for preeclampsia was the presence of renal disease.
