Evaluation of the etiology and risk factors for maternal sepsis: A single center study in Guangzhou, China

Table 5 Comparison of maternal and perinatal outcomes between the sepsis group and non-sepsis group, n (%)

	Infected maternal patients, n = 561	Sepsis group, n = 69	Non-sepsis group, n = 492	Statistical value	P value
Maternal outcomes
Hysterectomy	21	13 (18.8)	8 (1.6)	χ2 = 45.106	< 0.001
Intubation	44	31 (44.9)	13 (2.6)	χ2 = 149.697	< 0.001
Transfusion	56	39 (56.5)	17 (3.5)	χ2 = 189.643	< 0.001
Hemofiltration or plasma exchange	17	16 (23.2)	1 (0.2)	χ2 = 101.117	< 0.001
ICU admission	108	58 (84.1)	50 (10.2)	χ2 = 212.564	< 0.001
Death	8	8 (11.59)	0	χ2 = 57.869	< 0.001
Duration of hospitalization	8.0 (5.0, 11.0)	11.0 (8.0, 14.5)	8.0 (5.0, 10.0)	z = -4.971	< 0.001
Perinatal outcomes
Survive	309	37 (53.6)	272 (55.3)
Death	76	26 (37.7)	50 (10.2)	χ2 = 46.753	< 0.001
Not yet delivered	176	6 (8.7)	170 (34.6)

ICU: Intensive care unit.