title: Leave the abdomen open for peritonitis: yes, no, maybe?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Maddaus
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000601:surgery; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage / Q000379:methods; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013526:Surgical Mesh