Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2004
Leukemoid reactions complicating colitis due to Clostridium difficile.
We sought to describe the characteristics of patients who had Clostridium difficile colitis complicated by leukemoid reactions (total leukocyte count greater than 35 x 10(9)/L) and to determine whether this complication is associated with higher morbidity or mortality than C difficile colitis without leukemoid reactions. ⋯ Patients with C difficile colitis and a leukocyte count greater than 35 x 10(9)/L have a poor prognosis with a much higher mortality rate than patients who have C difficile colitis without a leukemoid reaction.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the obstetric anesthesia method used, based on the patient's age. Confounding variables analyzed were the effect on labor pain management choices of parity, race, prenatal care participation, insurance status, and length of labor. ⋯ RA is the most utilized form of obstetric pain management in the last decade. In primiparous adolescents, declining RA cannot be explained by length of labor, race, insurance status, or prenatal care participation.