JB40.0
Puerperal sepsis
Sepse puerperal
CategoryCoding Note
Any type of infection - bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal, can cause sepsis and must be coded as well. When the site of infection is unknown, select a code for Infection of unspecified site by organism followed by the appropriate code for sepsis.
Exclusions
- Obstetric pyaemic or septic embolism
- sepsis during labour
Index Terms
Puerperal sepsispuerperal feverpostpartum sepsispuerperal septicaemiageneralised puerperal infectionmajor puerperal infectionpuerperal pyaemiaPuerperal endometritisPuerperal metroperitonitisPuerperal metrosalpingitispuerperal perimetrosalpingitispuerperal pyosalpingitispuerperal salpingoperitonitisPuerperal metrovaginitisPuerperal parametritisPuerperal pelvic sepsispuerperal peritoneal infectionpuerperal pelviperitonitispuerperal peritoneal abscesspuerperal pyometra