Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

Spectrum of Secondary Peritonitis in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India

Dr. B. Tejeswara Rao, Dr. Koona Sree Devi

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 Generalized peritonitis is a common surgical emergency in developing countries [1]. Despite advances in surgical techniques, good antimicrobial therapy and intensive care support, it carries high morbidity and mortality while its management remains difficult and complex [2]. The spectrum of secondary peritonitis in tropical countries differs from western counterparts [2]. The management approach requires both knowledge of the signs and symptoms of peritonitis to aid diagnosis and an understanding of common causes to assist the surgeon in appropriate surgical care. Peritonitis can be classified as primary, secondary or tertiary, depending upon the source of microbial contamination. Primary peritonitis is secondary to extra peritoneal sources, the infection spreading mainly through haematogenous dissemination without visceral perforation. Secondary peritonitis, on the other hand is caused by resident flora of the gastrointestinal or urogenital tracts, the organisms reaching peritoneum secondary to a mechanical each, Tertiary peritonitis may be defined as a severe recurrent or persistent intra abdominal infection after apparently successful and adequate surgical source control of secondary peritonitis [3].

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DR. B. TEJESWARA RAO, Dr. KOONA SREE DEVI, Spectrum of Secondary Peritonitis in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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