ABSTRACf Postoperative peritonitis is potentially lethaI and is usually caused by leakage of
gut contents. Successful management depends on early diagnosis and treatment which …

1. The most frequent causes of postoperative peritonitis are circumscribed abscesses, the
postoperative ileus and the anastomotic leakage or breakdown of the digestive suture. 2 …

English Postoperative peritonitis is still a life-threatening complication after abdominal
surgery and approximately 10,000 patients annually develop postoperative peritonitis in …

The charts of 480 patients with secondary bacterial peritonitis were reviewed. The antibiotics
used were compared with the culture and sensitivity data obtained at surgery, and the …

In spite of the availability of new powerful antibiotics, intraabdominal sepsis still has a high
mortality rate (20-50%). With regards to postoperative peritonitis, the referred high mortality …

A ppropriate treatment of secondary bacterial peritonitis (SBP) requires that the practicing
surgeon be prepared to both employ a great deal of operative technical expertise and …

This is a report on retrospective summed-up analysis of the therapeutic approach to 296
patients presenting postoperative peritonitis (PP). They account for 1.4 per cent of the total …

English Despite significant progress the therapy of peritonitis remains challenging. With a
mortality of up to 20% peritonitis is a predominant cause of death due to surgical infections …

Objectives: To evaluate antimicrobial therapy management of secondary peritonitis in a
University Hospital. Patients and methods: All patients admitted to the intensive care unit of …

Principles of management of peritonitis include the use of early empiric antibiotic therapy
and surgical intervention geared toward source control, peritoneal toilet, and prevention of …