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spontaneous PTB. Our primary exposure was self-reported sh 669 Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy -
intake (servings/week) at time of enrollment (16-22.9 weeks gesta- unrecognized risk factors for post-cesarean wound
tion; before randomization). Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI was complications
categorized as lean (BMI < 25 kg/m2) overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2) Marcela Carolina Smid, Jessica McPherson, Sarah K. Dotters-Katz,
and obese ( 30 kg/m2). The primary outcome was PTB (<37, <35 Matthew Grace, Tracy A. Manuck, David M. Stamilio,
or <32 weeks). Maternal demographics and clinical characteristics Kim A. Boggess
were compared by BMI category in bivariate analysis. An interaction University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
term to assess the effect modication of associations between sh OBJECTIVE: Women who develop hypertensive disorders of
intake and PTD by BMI category (Breslow Day test). Logistic pregnancy (HDP) (gestational hypertension (GHTN), preeclampsia
regression was used to estimate the odds of PTD by sh intake (pre-e), eclampsia, HELLP) have reduced colloid oncotic pressure
within each BMI group, after adjustment for potential confounders: and capillary leakage with uid shifts from intravascular to inter-
number of prior PTB, maternal age, and race/ethnicity. stitial spaces, including subcutaneous tissue. Our objective was to
RESULTS: 852 women met inclusion criteria. 47% of women were measure the association between hypertensive disorders of preg-
lean, 25% overweight and 28% obese. Median sh intake for obese nancy (HDP) and post-cesarean wound complications.
women was 1 serving/wk (interquartile range (IQR) 1, 1.5); over- STUDY DESIGN: This is a secondary retrospective cohort analysis of
weight and lean women consumed 0.5 serving/wk (IQR 0, 1.5) the MFMU Cesarean Registry of women undergoing cesarean de-
(p0.03). Maternal BMI was a signicant effect modier of livery (CD). The exposure was dened as HDP, and included GHTN,
the association between sh intake and recurrent PTB (p0.04) pre-e, HELLP or eclampsia. The primary outcome was wound
(Figure 1). Among lean women, greater sh intake was associated complication, dened as having at least one of the following: wound
with decreased risk of recurrent PTB<37, <35 and < 32 weeks infection, seroma, hematoma, dehiscence with or without eviscera-
(Table 1). However among obese women, greater sh intake was tion, necrotizing fasciitis, sepsis, wound debridement, or wound-
associated with higher odds of PTB. related hospital readmission. Outcomes among women with HDP
CONCLUSION: Among women with 1 prior spontaneous PTB, were compared using non-parametric test for trend across ordered
maternal BMI modies the association between sh intake and PTB groups. Logistic regression was performed to estimate the adjusted
risk. Although obese women consumed more sh, higher intake was odds ratio (AOR) for wound complication. We included in the
associated with a higher risk of PTB. model a priori maternal obesity (BMI 30 kg/m2), pre-gestational
Odds Ratio (OR) estimate of recurrent PTB for a one serving increase in fish per week by maternal ob or GDM, and presence of labor as confounders and included other
Fish intake serving/week (continuous) P value (1) confounders based on change-in-estimate of > 10% on AOR.
Lean Overweight Obese
RESULTS: Of the 47,184 women in the cohort, 6488 (14%) had HDP:
PTD <37 wks 0.89 (0.76 - 1.05) 0.94 (0.71-1.24) 1.34 (1.02-1.78) 0.04
PTD <35 wks 0.92 (0.76 - 1.11) 1.05 (0.83-1.32) 1.45 (1.06-1.71) 0.05
1628 GHTN, 4405 pre-e; and 455 HELLP/eclampsia. Compared with
PTD <32 wks 0.87 (0.68-1.12) 1.03 (0.77-1.38) 1.47 (1.12-1.93) 0.02 women without HDP, wound complication was more frequent
Models adjusted for number of prior PTB, maternal age, and race/ethnicity among women with HDP (1.8 vs. 3.4%, p<0.001, AOR 1.49, 95%
(1) Test of OR homogeneity by maternalBMI category
CI 1.26-1.77). When stratied by HDP-disease type, wound
complication was most frequent among women with HELLP/
eclampsia (Table 1). Compared to women without HDP, after
adjusting for a priori risk factors and also preterm delivery, blood
transfusion, and chorioamnionitis, women with pre-e or HELLP/E
but not GHTN had higher odds of wound complication (Figure 1).
CONCLUSION: Compared to women without HDP, women with pre-
eclampsia or HELLP/eclampsia are at increased risk of post-cesarean
wound complication. This data may help inform preventive inter-
ventional studies aimed at reducing wound complication risk in this
high-risk group.
Post-cesarean wound complications in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) n = 47,184
No HDP Gestational HTN Pre-eclampsia HELLP/eclampsia p value
n = 39,965 n=1628 n=4405 n=455
n(%) n(%) n(%) n(%)
Any wound complication 721 (1.8) 44 (2.7) 148 (3.3) 27 (5.9) <0.001
Infection 250 (0.6) 15 (0.9) 40 (0.9) 6 (1.7) 0.002
Seroma 152 (0.4) 10 0.6) 28 (0.6) 6 (1.7) <0.001
Hematoma 107 (0.3) 11 (0.7) 32 (0.7) 15 (3.9) <0.001
Dehiscence or eviseration 69 (0.2) 4 (0.3) 19 (0.4) 5 (1.4) <0.001
Necrotizing fascisitis 5 (0.01) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.02) 0 0.47
Sepsis 58 (0.2) 4 (0.3) 17 (0.4)4 (0.9) 4 (0.9) <0.001
Wound readmission 211 (0.5) 9 (0.6) 39 (0.9) 2 (0.4) 0.01