[HBO in the combined therapy of purulent peritonitis and peritoneal sepsis]

The study was made of HBO effect on changes of biologic fluid toxicity in purulent peritonitis. HBO was introduced in combined therapy of 68 patients (32 with general peritonitis and 36 with peritoneal sepsis). Lethality in peritonitis patients reached 40.6% (19 patients), in sepsis patients 33.3% (12 patients).