The Hubbard tank as an adjunct to drainage in overwhelming intra-abdominal sepsis.
Open drainage of the peritoneal cavity for severe intra-abdominal sepsis has been gaining popularity. We had a patient whose overwhelming intra-abdominal infection did not respond to open drainage but was controlled by frequent immersion in a Hubbard tank. Use of the Hubbard tank should be considered in patients with uncontrolled intra-abdominal infection refractory to standard therapy.
D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D001494:Baths / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000628:therapy*