Peritonitis surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]

Overview[edit | edit source]

• The type and extent of surgery depends on the underlying disease processing the severity of intra-abdominal infection.
• Definitive interventions to restore functional anatomy include:

removing the source of the antimicrobial contamination and repairing the anatomic or functional disorder causing the infection.

• This is accomplished by surgical intervention.

Surgery (laparotomy) is needed to perform a full exploration and lavage of the peritoneum, as well as to correct any gross anatomical damage which may have caused peritonitis.^[1] The exception is spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, which does not benefit from surgery.

• Nonoperative interventions for accessible abscess include: percutaneous drainage, which minimizes the risk of surgery.

Surgery[edit | edit source]

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