Prognosis and treatment of peritonitis. Do we need new scoring systems?

Archives of Surgery
T Koperna, F Schulz

Abstract

To assess the clinical significance of present scoring systems for prognosis and treatment in patients with secondary bacterial peritonitis and to define risk factors for patient survival and outcome not included in the scores. A secondary objective was to review our therapeutic regimens and the need for reoperation with regard to outcome. Prospective observational study. University hospital, secondary referral center. From 1992 to 1995, 92 patients with secondary peritonitis were examined at the University Surgical Clinic, Vienna, Austria. the populations as a whole consisted of 56 men and 36 women with an average age of 56 +/- 19 years. Forty-four percent of patients had postoperative peritonitis. Mortality, multiple organ system failure (MOSF), relaparotomy. The mortality rate in patients with an APACHE II (Adult Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation) score of less than 15 was 4.8%, while mortality rose to 46.7% in those with a score of 15 or higher (P = .001). The average total mortality rate was 18.5%. The prognosis for patients without organ failure or with failure of one organ system was excellent (mortality rate, 0%); quadruple organ failure, however, had a mortality rate of 90%. Initial thrombocytopenia ( < 60 x 10(...Continue Reading

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