EP.TH.756Post-operative sepsis: Is CT reliable in diagnosing the cause of post-operative sepsis?

Abstract Aim To assess the reliability of computerised tomography in post-operative sepsis patients who previously underwent laparotomy same hospital admission. Introduction Method This study was done on re-operations following an abdominal operation from April 2012 to 2016 at a district general hospital. Data regarding demography, initial operation, problems, pre-operative diagnosis, and use computed tomography, findings CT, operative were collected. A comparison made between CT re-laparotomy. Also noted number did not have re-laparotomy CT. Result There 87 patients, whom, 10 had no accessible notes removed list. Of remaining 77, 53(68.8%) scans, 24 (31.2%). these that 29 (54.7%) which matched with intra-operative re-laparotomy, 12 (22.6%) match 4(7.5%) minor needing surgery 8(15.5%) normal or insignificant findings. Conclusions We found this that, significant contributory role arsenal methods aid source control those are septic should be used as diagnostic modality.