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[Peritoneal drainage without antibiotics (author's transl)]. 1978

W Stremmel

The mortality of generalized peritonitis in serious. The drainage of the peritoneal cavity for diffuse peritonitis is essential but difficult, and it should be combined with peritoneal lavage. The drainage system must be properly adapted to the intraperitoneal liquid circulation. The local use of antibiotics is not indicated. Systemic administration is obvious, because in about 80% of cases, it is an anaerobic infection with Bacteroides fragilis, a dreadfully tough organism, which impairs the function of organs such as lung, heart, kidney, brain, and liver.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007507	Therapeutic Irrigation	The washing of a body cavity or surface by flowing water or solution for therapy or diagnosis.	Douching,Lavage,Douchings,Irrigation, Therapeutic,Irrigations, Therapeutic,Lavages,Therapeutic Irrigations
D010538	Peritonitis	INFLAMMATION of the PERITONEUM lining the ABDOMINAL CAVITY as the result of infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. Primary peritonitis is due to infection of the PERITONEAL CAVITY via hematogenous or lymphatic spread and without intra-abdominal source. Secondary peritonitis arises from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY itself through RUPTURE or ABSCESS of intra-abdominal organs.	Primary Peritonitis,Secondary Peritonitis,Peritonitis, Primary,Peritonitis, Secondary
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D004322	Drainage	The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man