Role of Intraperitoneal Antibiotic Lavage in Peritonitis

Although mortality and morbidity associated with generalized peritonitis has been brought downmarkedly, postoperative complications like wound sepsis, intra-abdomlnal collections, paralyticileus and septicemia do occur in some cases. To minimize such complications different measureshave been tried s...

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Published inJK science : journal of medical education and research Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 67 - 70
Main Author Bsshir A.Khan, G.Hassan,M.S.Shant,S.Manzoor Kadri,Rashid A.Rather
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dr. Annil Mahajan 01.04.2003
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Cefotaxime
Intraperitoneal lavage
Peritonitis
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Summary:Although mortality and morbidity associated with generalized peritonitis has been brought downmarkedly, postoperative complications like wound sepsis, intra-abdomlnal collections, paralyticileus and septicemia do occur in some cases. To minimize such complications different measureshave been tried so far, including intraperitoneal lavage with saline solutions and antibiotics. Weconducted a study involving fifty patients over a period of two years using the third generationcephalosporin, cefotaxime intraperitoneally with encouragi~g results.
ISSN:0972-1177