17 October 2020: Clinical Research
Quality of Life During Pregnancy, Caesarean Section Rate, and Anesthesia in Women with a History of Anterior Correction Surgery for Lumbar Scoliosis: A Case-Control Study
Yun Cao 1ADE , Shibin Shu 2BC , Wenting Jing 2CF , Zezhang Zhu 2DG , Yong Qiu 2G , Hongda Bao 2ADEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.926960
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926960
Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of AIS and healthy pregnant women.
| Scoliosis group | Healthy controls | P valve | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 32 | 80 | – |
| Age at the last pregnancy (years) | 26.2±1.0 | 24.5±0.8 | * |
| Number of pregnancies | 34 | 80 | – |
| Period of gestation (weeks) | 40.2±0.6 | 39.4±1.0 | 0.56 |
| Birth weight of child (Kg) | 3.38±0.50 | 3.21±0.38 | 0.64 |
| Caesarean delivery (%) | 34.4% | 31.25% | 0.75 |
| Neuraxial anesthesia (%) | 3.1% | 81.25% | * |
| New back pain during pregnancy (%) | 65.6% | 15.00% | * |
| Back pain after delivery (%) | 6.2% | 0.00% | * |
| * p AIS – adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Kg – kilogram. | |||