Medisur (Dec 2005)
Peritonitis in children.
Abstract
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)
