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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]

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Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
Emergency laparotomy is usually reserved for patients with either confirmed secondary peritonitis or patients not improving with 48hrs of antibiotic treatment for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

Emergency laparotomy is usually reserved for patients with either confirmed secondary peritonitis or patients not improving with 48hrs of antibiotic treatment for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.