What is Puerperal fever?

What is Puerperal fever?

• Puerperal fever: Delayed uterine infection after childbirth.
• Puerperal fever: serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Name and Aliases of Puerperal fever

Main name of condition: Puerperal fever

puerperal sepsis, childbed fever

Puerperal fever, Childbed fever
Source - WordNet 2.1

Types of Puerperal fever:

Parent types of Puerperal fever: Peritonitis, Puerperal disorders

Who gets Puerperal fever?

Patient Profile for Puerperal fever: Women who gave birth within 10 days to 2 weeks
Gender Profile for Puerperal fever: Women only

What causes Puerperal fever?

Causes of Puerperal fever: see causes of Puerperal fever

How is it treated?

Treatments for Puerperal fever: see treatments for Puerperal fever

Society issues for Puerperal fever

Hospitalization statistics for Puerperal fever: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Puerperal fever:

• 0.005% (590) of hospital consultant episodes were for puerperal sepsis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 93% of hospital consultant episodes for puerperal sepsis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for puerperal sepsis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 34% of hospital consultant episodes for puerperal sepsis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for puerperal sepsis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for puerperal sepsis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 28 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for puerperal sepsis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for puerperal sepsis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for puerperal sepsis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for puerperal sepsis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.003% (1,313) of hospital bed days were for puerperal sepsis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.017% (2,135) of hospital consultant episodes were for other puerperal infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for other puerperal infections required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for other puerperal infections were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 14% of hospital consultant episodes for other puerperal infections required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for other puerperal infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for other puerperal infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for other puerperal infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for other puerperal infections occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for other puerperal infections occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for other puerperal infections were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.01% (5,284) of hospital bed days were for other puerperal infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)