Septic shock in obstetric patient is very serious and high mortality, which has to be controversial in it´s pathogenesis.
The author had met six cases of septic shock from June 1972 to March 1975 in
Chungnam University Medical College Hospital.
The patients showed their age distribution was 19-42 years of age. Two were unmarried and the others were house wives. The causes of septic infection were three cases of dilatation and evacuation, one case of cesarean section, bougienation and incomplete abortion, respectively. Lung edema and acute renal failure were the main complication for the patients and three were death during medical management. And other three patients had acute renal failure, pyoperitoneum and pericarditis as their complication, however they had recovered completely after medical management for .one or two months admission day.
The author have reviewed pathogenesis, pathophysiology, clinical findings, and managements of septic shock with the literatures.
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