Problem: We aimed to investigate the predictive value of delta neutrophil index (DNI) for histological choriomanionitis (HCAM) and the effect of maternal inflammatory markers on neonatal outcomes and fetal inflammatory parameters.
Method Of Study: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 68 pregnant women without HCAM (group 1) and 46 pregnant women diagnosed with HCAM (group 2) were divided into two groups. Demographic stories of the groups; maternal hematological parameters; maternal DNI and systemic inflammatory index (SII) values; outcomes of newborns; fetal inflammatory markers were recorded and compared between groups.
Results: Maternal DNI, and SII levels were significantly higher in group 2 (p value < .05 for all). Admission to the neonatal unit (NICU) was higher in group 2 than in group 1 (p = .0001). We found that fetal inflammatory markers were significantly higher in group 2 (p values .001 for CRP, .0001 for DNI, and .002 for leukocyte). Maternal DNI was determined to be significantly diagnostic at a value of ≥1.3 in HCAM (p = .001). We observed that SII had a significant predictive value of 953036.6 (p = .019) for NICU admission. There is also a positive correlation between fetal inflammatory markers and maternal inflammatory markers.
Conclusions: We found that maternal inflammatory markers are high in HCAM, maternal DNI can predict patients who will develop HCAM, maternal SII value can predict NICU admission, fetal inflammatory markers are high in HCAM, and these markers are affected by maternal inflammatory markers.
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