[Active drainage of the abdominal cavity in diffuse purulent peritonitis]

The method of active drainage of the abdominal cavity and of the gastrointestinal tract lumen for acute peritonitis described by the author is based on the intraabdominal cyclic compression-decompression method of action on the organs and tissues of the abdominal cavity using 2-4 hermetically sealed rubber gloves distended with the help of a respiratory system in the uninterrupted regimen of work during 2-3 days. The method was used in 24 patients. Six patients died. No complications due to the method of treatment were observed.