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Review
. 2016 Jan;87(1):20-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00104-015-0110-0.

[Characteristics of postoperative peritonitis]

[Article in German]
J F Lock  1 , C Eckmann  2 , C-T Germer  3
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[Characteristics of postoperative peritonitis]

[Article in German]
J F Lock et al. Chirurg. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Postoperative peritonitis is still a life-threatening complication after abdominal surgery and approximately 10,000 patients annually develop postoperative peritonitis in Germany. Early recognition and diagnosis before the onset of sepsis has remained a clinical challenge as no single specific screening test is available. The aim of therapy is a rapid and effective control of the source of infection and antimicrobial therapy. After diagnosis of diffuse postoperative peritonitis surgical revision is usually inevitable after intestinal interventions. Peritonitis after liver, biliary or pancreatic surgery is managed as a rule by means of differentiated therapy approaches depending on the severity.

Keywords: Abdominal sepsis; Anastomotic leakage; Perforation; Peritonitis; Postoperative complication.

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