O85: Puerperal sepsis

Inclusion Terms

  • Postpartum sepsis
  • Puerperal peritonitis
  • Puerperal pyemia

Excludes1

  • fever of unknown origin following delivery (O86.4)
  • genital tract infection following delivery (O86.1-)
  • obstetric pyemic and septic embolism (O88.3-)
  • puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)
  • urinary tract infection following delivery (O86.2-)

Excludes2

  • sepsis during labor (O75.3)