Friday, April 29, 2011

Peritonitis


Micro-organism enter the sterile abdominal cavity and cause peritonitis if this infection goes untreated patient survives abscesses

INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS 




The intraperitoneal infection, usually due to normal anatomic barrier is broken. This disorder can occur when the appendix, diverticulum, wound or ulcer ruptures, when the intestinal wall is impaired ischemia, tumor or infection (for example, in inflammatory bowel disease ), or adjacent to inflammatory processes, such as pancreatitis or inflammatory pelvic disease in which the enzyme (in the previous case), or bodies (in this case) can leak into the abdominal cavity.



Regardless incitement case, when the inflammation develops and bodies are often contained within the intestines or other body normally sterile peritoneal space, a predictable series of events takes place. intra-abdominal infections occur in two stages: peritonitis and if the patient survives this stage, and Treat an abscess formation. types of micro-organism every phase of infection are responsible for the pathogenesis of the disease.

Most intra-abdominal infections arise from a source in the gastrointestinal tract. They are usually caused by enteric aerobic and anaerobic. The management usually involves an invasive procedure to control the source of infection and antimicrobial therapy against pathogenic microorganisms. In a small number of highly selected patients, these infections can be treated without due process of final source code control.


Antimicrobial therapy is tailored to each patient, with narrow spectrum agents used to treat community infections intra-abdominal and wider spectrum of agents used for nosocomial infections. In general, these infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially among high-risk patients have impaired host defenses.


PERITONITIS 


Peritonitis Inflammation of the peritoneum, a thin line membrane covering the abdomen and internal organs. The inflammation caused by bacterial or fungal infections in this film. There are two different types of peritonitis. Primary peritonitis due to the spread of infection from blood and lymph to the peritoneum. This type of peritonitis rare - less than 1% of all peritonitis is a priority. The most common type of peritonitis-called secondary peritonitis, caused by infection of the peritoneum should be in the stomach or biliary tract. In both cases of peritonitis are very serious and can be fatal if not treated quickly....... read more


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