title: Placental abruption in the preterm gestation: an association with chorioamnionitis.
abstract: Thirty-seven women with acute severe preterm placental abruption were compared with a control group of 51 women requiring preterm delivery for a medical complication of pregnancy. Histologic chorioamnionitis and funisitis were present significantly more often in patients with abruption than in control patients (41 versus 4%; P less than .0001). No patient in either group had clinical evidence of chorioamnionitis. We conclude that a significant association exists between preterm placental abruption and histologic chorioamnionitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Darby
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Caritis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shen-Schwarz
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology*; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011336:Probability; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects