Despite all the efforts made in the areas of intensive care and surgery, severe peritonitis
remains a feared condition that is associated with a high mortality rate. Severe abdominal …

Despite all the efforts made in the areas of intensive care and surgery, severe peritonitis
remains a feared condition that is associated with a high mortality rate. Severe abdominal …

An overview of intra-abdominal sepsis is necessary at this time with new experimental
studies, scoring systems and audits on management outcomes. The understanding of the …

The treatment of severe diffuse peritonitis is still associated with a mortality of up to 50%.
Particularly the postoperative peritonitis shows high mortality rates due to septic organ …

Introduction: Today the management of the different forms of peritonitis is generally
standardised. The classification of primary and secondary peritonitis is well accepted. From …

The intraabdominal sepsis is one of the major surgical problems today. The Systemic
Inflammatory Response Syndrome in peritonitis often leads to multiple organ failure. The …

Reports on surgical treatment of peritonitis were available at the beginning of the century
(Mikulicz 1889; Krönlein 1885; Körte 1892). Kirschner was among the first who …

Antibiotherapy is a fundamental for the treatment of peritonitis. It may be used before surgery
or as a complementary treatment after. Experimental models have demonstrated that …

Management of secondary peritonitis Page 1 Ann. Ital. Chir., 79, 4, 2008 255 Management of
secondary peritonitis Our experience Ann. Ital. Chir., 2008; 79: 255-260 Andrea Cavallaro, Vito …

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 …