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Mannheim peritonitis index
Criteria
Point Value
Age >50 years
5
Female sex
5
Organ failure
7
Malignancy
4
Origin of sepsis not colonic
4
Diffuse generalized peritonitis
6
Preoperative duration of peritonitis >24 h
4
Intraperitoneal exudates
Clear
0
Cloudy, purulent
6
Fecal
12
Organ failure: Kidney failure: Cratinine level...
Acute left colonic diverticulitis
Acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) is a common problem encountered by surgeons in the acute setting. It encompasses a variety of conditions, ranging from...
Scientific committee
Joseph Solomkin
Luca Ansaloni
Marja Boermeester
Fausto Catena
Federico Coccolini
Jared Huston
Lillian Kao
Yoram Kluger
Kemal Rasa
Ines Rubio-Perez
Massimo Sartelli (committee coordinator)
Robert Sawyer
Scientific committee
Joseph Solomkin
Luca Ansaloni
Marja Boermeester
Fausto Catena
Federico Coccolini
Jared Huston
Lillian Kao
Yoram Kluger
Kemal Rasa
Ines Rubio-Perez
Massimo Sartelli (committee coordinator)
Robert Sawyer
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Gastroduodenal ulcer perforation
Gastroduodenal ulcer perforations have decreased in the last few years, largely due to the widespread adoption of medical therapies for peptic ulcer disease and...
Principles of antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery
Principles of appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery
1. Antibiotics alone are unable to prevent surgical site infections. Strategies to prevent surgical site infections should always...
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Principles of antibiotic therapy in surgery
1. The source of infection should always be identified and controlled as soon as possible.
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Acute appendicitis
The natural history of appendicitis has been described in three stages: (1) a normal appendix, (2) uncomplicated acute appendicitis, and (3) complicated appendicitis, according...
POSSUM score
Criteria
Point Value
Age (Years)
<60
1
61-70
2
>71
4
Cardiac Signs
No Failure
1
Diuretic, Digoxin, antianginal or antihypertensive therapy
2
Peripheral edema, anticoagulant therapy
4
Raised JVP
8
Chest X-Ray
Normal
1
Borderline cardiomegaly
4
Cardiomegaly
8
Respiratory History
No Dyspnoea
1
Dyspnoea on exertion
2
Limiting dyspnea (one flight of...
