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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Natural History
Secondary peritonitis is the initial phase of infection after intestinal perforation which can progress to abscess, if left untreated. Severe abdominal infections are invariably progress to a high level of sepsis, endotoxin production and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which often results in multiple organ failure.[1][2]
Complications
- Tertiary peritonitis usually follows operative attempts to treat secondary peritonitis and is almost always associated with a systemic inflammatory response. It is a persistent/recurrent infection with organisms of low virulence.
Prognosis
References
- ↑ Wong PF, Gilliam AD, Kumar S, Shenfine J, O'Dair GN, Leaper DJ (2005). "Antibiotic regimens for secondary peritonitis of gastrointestinal origin in adults". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2): CD004539. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004539.pub2. PMID 15846719.
- ↑ Berne TV, Yellin AW, Appleman MD, Heseltine PN (1982). "Antibiotic management of surgically treated gangrenous or perforated appendicitis. Comparison of gentamicin and clindamycin versus cefamandole versus cefoperazone". Am J Surg. 144 (1): 8–13. PMID 6211996.