What to do about puerperal infection

  If a woman develops a puerperal infection within 42 days after delivery, it is usually necessary to look for the cause of the puerperal infection, and colleagues will carry out anti-inflammatory treatment and, if necessary, blood cultures to use sensitive antibiotics for anti-inflammatory purposes.  After delivery, if the perineal incision is not properly cared for, it will often lead to bacterial upstream infection in the incision and cause puerperal infection, that is, infection in the uterine cavity, which usually causes persistent pain in the lower abdomen, abnormal odor of malodor, and fever. If the infection is obvious, intravenous antibiotics may be needed to fight inflammation, and if necessary, intramuscular injection of Chai Hu may be needed to lower the temperature and to strengthen the resistance. If the infection is particularly severe and the empirical use of broad-spectrum antibiotics is not effective, sensitive antibiotics should be selected based on blood culture results. For women after cesarean section, if there is an abscess in the pelvic cavity due to local problems with the incision, then in addition to simple anti-inflammatory treatment, it may be necessary to perform another pelvic surgery to completely remove the abscess so that the infection can be completely cured. So whether it is after a normal birth or a cesarean section, you should pay attention to taking good care of the incision and keeping the vulva clean to avoid puerperal infection.