OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical and microbiological aspects of high-risk peritonitis
and to analyze their impact on its outcome. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of all …

Intra-abdominal infections can be classified into uncomplicated or complicated (peritonitis).
Peritonitis is divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary. Tertiary peritonitis is the less …

Background and aims Tertiary peritonitis is a severe persisting intra-abdominal infection and
associated with high mortality. The aim was to find significant risk factors for mortality and …

Purpose The management of peritonitis in critically ill patients is becoming increasingly
complex due to their changing characteristics and the growing prevalence of multidrug …

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 …

Peritonitis is a serious and common infection. Its pathogenesis and microbiology have been
well defined. Such risk factors as age, site of infection, physiologic response of the patient …

The objective of this study was to define risk factors for and the clinical course of recurrent or
tertiary peritonitis. Intensive supportive care of patients with life‐threatening intraabdominal …

Intraabdominal infections are commonly encountered in clinical practice and represent a
major cause of morbidity and mortality. The most common etiology is contamination of the …

Purpose Peritonitis continues to be a major cause of dropout in peritoneal dialysis (PD)
patients. Changes in the prevalence of peritonitis etiologies and an increase in the …

Despite advances in antimicrobial and surgical therapies, severe peritonitis remains a
potentially fatal disease. Furthermore, infections due to spontaneous gastrointestinal …