Epidural-related maternal fever and metabolomic changes: a pilot exploratory study
Authors' conclusion
This pilot study preliminarily observed metabolite alterations in the blood of parturients who developed fever after labor epidural analgesia.
Study context
- Population
- Parturients receiving labor epidural analgesia
- Comparison
- Parturients with vs without fever after labor epidural analgesia
- Outcome
- Plasma metabolomic differences
Methodological detailspilot exploratory, non-targeted metabolomic analysis
- Pilot exploratory
- Non-targeted metabolomic analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Differential metabolites identified
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Original publication
Epidural-related maternal fever and metabolomic changes: a pilot exploratory study. Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 17 June 2026. doi:10.
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