Puerperal Peritonitis

A Case of Pelvic Peritonitis Following Puerperal Sepsis Treated by Intravenous Iodine

A Bengali woman, aged 16, a primipara, was admitted to the Civil Hospital, Paletwa, or* the 27th January, 1927, suffering from acute abdominal pain, fever, and a foul bloodstained discharge from the vagina. A month previously she had given birth to a full term child, without complications, her husband stated. The lochia, however, were very scanty and stopped on the second day. fhere was no tear...

Puerperal Septicæmia

Dr. GkddES presents the above admirable thesis based upon the fact that puerperal fever occurs more frequently in the practice of medical practitioners in Great Britain than in the practice of certified midwives, and one must confess that he has proved his case in this book. Puerperal fever, unfortunately, does not seem to get any less in its incidence, and it would appear that while the majori...

Puerperal Fever

Puerperal Fever

commend curetting in acute cases, an operation which is practically condemned by all modern writers. No mention is made of any other operative treatment such as pelvic drainage, hysterectomy, ligature of pelvic veins, removal of tubes or ovaries, etc., all of which may have to be considered under certain conditions, nor does he seem to be aware that the treatment of puerperal septicaemia by mea...

Puerperal Eclampsia