Ep 73 Puerperal Fever: Seriously, wash your hands
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The Importance of Observations in the Hospital Records
The death rate in the first division was always at least three times higher than that of the second division. Some months as many as 30% of postpartum mothers died of puperal fever. Semmelweis became convinced that the high incidents had to do with the way that the hospital managed its patients. He began to look for patterns in the hospital records and he made six key observations.
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