title: [Differentiated surgical therapy of diffuse peritonitis--a prospective study].
abstract: METHODS
  In a prospective protocol 86 consecutive patients with a diffuse peritonitis were treated in the Surgical Clinic of the RWT-University in Aachen (FRG) from January 1992 to June, 1994. According to the "Mannheim Peritonitis-Score" three different stages were treated with different procedures. Stage-I-peritonitis (mild forms, MPS 0-20) was treated with the so-called standard procedure, Stage-II-cases (MPS: 21-29) with the closed postoperative lavage and severe stage-III-cases (MPS > 29) with the so-called "Etappenlavage" (multiple reexplorations and intraoperative lavage).
  
  
  RESULTS
  36 patients showed stage-I-, 29 stage-II-, and 21 stage-III-peritonitis. Mortality was 3% (1/36) in stage-I-, 24% (7/29) in stage-II-, and 33% (7/21) in stage-III-groups. The overall mortality of the whole group was 17% (15/86). The statistically expected mortality was 38% according to the MPS and 33% related to the APACHE-II-Score.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik der RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Winkeltau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bertram
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schumpelick
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012086:Reoperation; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Die differenzierte chirurgische Therapie der diffusen Peritonitis--eine prospektive Studie.