[Open abdomen treatment in massive peritonitis. Our experience].
Intractable intra-abdominal sepsis occurring in eight patients was managed by the authors with planned abdomen reexploration. Only the severity of illness can justify such aggressive surgical treatment. Mortality is still high.
Forloni
B
B
II Divisione Chirurgia Generale, USSL 32-Ospedale di Treviglio, Bergamo.
Olivieri
A
A
Zani
G L
GL
Cavallari
G
G
Frosali
D
D
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation