[Special aspects of abdominal sepsis].

S Maier, T Traeger, A Westerholt, C-D Heidecke
Author Information
  1. S Maier: Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald.

Abstract

Abdominal sepsis remains a major cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality in surgical intensive care units. It must be considered a life-threatening condition and requires multidisciplinary coordination of intensive care. Apart from the local abdominal infection (peritonitis), abdominal sepsis is defined by extraperitoneal systemic reactions potentially leading to septic shock and death in the further course. Early and radical focus sanitation as well as aggressive systemic antimicrobial therapy remain the causal therapy strategies of abdominal sepsis.

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MeSH Term

Critical Care
Cross Infection
Early Diagnosis
Germany
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Peritonitis
Postoperative Complications
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Shock, Septic
Surgical Wound Infection
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome