BACKGROUND: Tertiary peritonitis is defined as a severe recurrent or persistent intra-
abdominal infection after adequate surgical source control. Aim of the study was to compare …

Methods Between 2001 and 2005 we identified 62 patients in 4 surgical departments in
Austria who had to be treated with a laparostoma due to peritonitis. 27 patients were …

Background. Although the proximal role of systemic cytokines in the infectious-inflammatory
cascades is well recognized, the magnitude and meaning of its intraperitoneal levels in …

Background: In this retrospective study, the possibility of using amoxicillin/clavulanate for
empirical therapy of secondary peritonitis as an alternative to imipenem was explored …

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 …

Established peritoneal infection is polymicrobial with a predominance of Escherichia coli
and Bacteroides fragilis. During the 1990s, a change in the spectrum of microorganisms has …

Aim To prospectively evaluate: 1) The preferred time period of antibiotic treatment in
secondary peritonitis by means of a survey applied to a sample of surgeons, and 2) The …

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

Introduction: There is an 鷺 dispute on the benefit of planned relaparotomy for patients with
diffuse peritonitis. Setting: Surgery Department. university hospital Patients: 145 patients …