Peritonitis in children.

The peritonitis is a general or localized inflammatory process of peritoneal membrane caused by chemical irritation, bacterial invasion, local necrosis or direct injuries of peritoneum. It is frequent cause of morbility in surgical patient and complication of many abdominals surgical interventions....

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Main Authors: Vivian Vialat Soto, Vivian R. Mena Miranda, Eduardo Labrada Arjona, Dania Manresa Gómez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2005-12-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/160
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Summary:The peritonitis is a general or localized inflammatory process of peritoneal membrane caused by chemical irritation, bacterial invasion, local necrosis or direct injuries of peritoneum. It is frequent cause of morbility in surgical patient and complication of many abdominals surgical interventions. It causes increased hospital demurrages, increased cost of medical attention and serious inconveniences to the patients and their familiies. We presented the Good Clinical Practices Guideline for Peritonitis, approved by consensus in the 3th National Good Clinical Practices Workshop in Pediatric Surgery (Camagüey, Cuba; February 23 – 26, 2004)
ISSN:1727-897X