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Diffuse peritonitis in steroid-treated patients

F Menegaux1, X Chenard, B Wechsler

  • 1Department of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France. fabrice.menegaux@ps1.ap-hop-paris.fr

Digestive Surgery
|December 9, 1998
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Systemic steroid therapy increases the risk of diffuse peritonitis, often from gastrointestinal perforation. Early surgical exploration is crucial due to difficult diagnosis and high mortality rates in these patients.

Area of Science:

  • Surgery
  • Gastroenterology
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Patients undergoing systemic steroid therapy face a heightened risk of diffuse peritonitis, particularly from gastrointestinal perforation.
  • The clinical presentation of peritonitis in these patients is often nonspecific, complicating diagnosis.

Observation:

  • A retrospective study analyzed 37 patients on systemic steroids who required surgery for diffuse peritonitis.
  • The median delay from symptom onset to surgery was 3.3 days, and from hospitalization to surgery was 2.0 days.

Findings:

  • The mortality rate among these patients was high, at 46% (17 out of 37).
  • Nonspecific symptoms frequently delayed diagnosis and surgical intervention.

Implications:

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  • Aggressive diagnostic measures are essential for patients on systemic steroids presenting with abdominal pain.
  • Prompt surgical exploration should be considered to improve outcomes in suspected cases of peritonitis within this patient group.