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Colon Ascendens Stent Peritonitis (CASP) - a Standardized Model for Polymicrobial Abdominal Sepsis
Published on: December 19, 2010
[Postoperative peritonitis]
1Chirurgische Klinik I, Klinikum Ingolstadt, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Abstract:
In a 5-year-period (1986-1990), 7818 patients underwent abdominal operations. 40 developed diffuse peritonitis postoperatively, of whom 14 (35%) died. Postoperative peritonitis is best subgrouped according to primary surgery (operations on colon, duodenum, small intestine, biliary tract and pancreas; gynecological surgery; interventional operations). Diagnosis relies mainly on clinical signs and laboratory parameters (e.g. serum endotoxin level); imaging techniques may present additional hints. Reoperation should be initiated early. Scheduled relaparotomy was successful in six patients.
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