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Diseases » Puerperal fever » Summary
 

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

Puerperal fever: Introduction

Types of Puerperal fever:

Broader types of Puerperal fever:

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

What are the symptoms of Puerperal fever?

Symptoms of Puerperal fever: see symptoms of Puerperal fever

Puerperal fever: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Puerperal fever.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Puerperal fever.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Puerperal fever: see treatments for Puerperal fever
Prevention of Puerperal fever: see prevention of Puerperal fever
Research for Puerperal fever: see research 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)
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Name and Aliases of Puerperal fever

Main name of condition: Puerperal fever

Other names or spellings for Puerperal fever:

puerperal sepsis, childbed fever

Puerperal fever, Childbed fever
Source - WordNet 2.1

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