The peritoneum and abdominal sepsis

Relationship of the abdominal and pelvic viscera with the peritoneum.

The peritoneum is the largest serous membrane of the body. It is a completely closed sac in the male and opens to the exterior through the genital tract in the female. It is lined by simple squamous epithelium called mesothelium. It secretes a small quantity of serous fluid, which eases the movement of the movable organs of the abdomen. The abdominal and pelvic organs are classified as extraper...

Sepsis abdominal

Antibiotics for abdominal sepsis.

Major milestones in surgery have included safe sutures to promote tissue integrity, cautery to minimize bleeding, the use of anesthesia to avoid pain, and antisepsis to prevent operative contamination. In the antibiotic era, surgical procedures for source control in abdominal sepsis have been complemented with drugs targeting persistent organisms after luminal inflammation, obstruction, or perf...

Extracorporeal Treatments for Abdominal Sepsis

Sergey Khoroshilov E mail: [email protected] Несмотря на значительный прогресс в интенсивном лечении абдоминального сепсиса, летальность от данного заболевания остается крайне высокой. Системный воспалительный ответ на инфекцию характери зуется высвобождением в кровоток эндотоксина и медиаторов воспаления, которые вызывают расстройст ва кровообращения и формирование полиорганной недостаточности...

Damage control in trauma and abdominal sepsis.

Damage control surgery, initially formalized <20 yrs ago, was developed to overcome the poor outcomes in exsanguinating abdominal trauma with traditional surgical approaches. The core concepts for damage control of hemorrhage and contamination control with abbreviated laparotomy followed by resuscitation before definitive repair, although simple in nature, have led to an alteration in which eme...