HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR DOCTOR: SEPTIC ABORTION AND SEPTICEMIA
Septic Abortion
Septic abortion usually follows an incomplete miscarriage. Parts of the retained placenta become infected and the bacteria spread into the uterus. The course of infection takes a turn for the worse if infection travels up the fallopian tubes or into the abdominal cavity causing Peritonitis. Even today full blown Peritonitis is fatal in 50 per cent of cases.
Septic abortions are more likely to occur if abortions are induced, particularly by unskilled hands. In countries that provide abortion on demand the incidence of septic abortions is very much reduced. This fact supports the notion that abortion should be performed by experts with due care and attention being paid to the prevention of both infection and bleeding.
The treatment of septic abortion begins with intravenous antibiotic therapy. 12 hours after antibiotics commence the uterine contents are evacuated. If the pregnancy was less than 12 months old this procedure is performed with a curette.
Septicemia
Septicemia occurs when bacteria enter the blood stream and multiply unchecked. The condition represents a medical emergency and prompt diagnosis with the speedy institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy is imperative. 50 per cent of all cases of Septicemia are acquired in hospital. Most of the people affected receive their infections from indwelling intravenous drip lines, indwelling urinary catheters or as a result of invasive surgical procedures. 30 per cent of Septicemia patients fail to respond to therapy in time and die.
Home Remedies
Never have drugs delivered intravenously, when they can be taken by mouth. The same can be said of injections. Avoid elective surgery. Hospitals are dangerous environments.
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