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Post-operative peritonitis
DIAGNOSIS
Clinical signs and symptoms
• Fever
• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal tenderness
The atypical clinical presentation may be responsible for a delay in diagnosis and reintervention or reoperation.
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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...
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National early warning score
Criteria
Point Value
Respiratory Rate (breaths per minute)
≤8
3
9-11
1
12-20
0
21-24
2
≥25
3
Oxygen Saturation (%)
≤91
3
92-93
2
94-95
1
≥96
0
Any Supplemental Oxygen
Yes
1
No
0
Temperature in °C (°F)
≤35.0 (95)
3
35.1-36.0 (95.1-96.8)
1
36.1-38.0 (96.9-100.4)
0
38.1-39.0 (100.5-102.2)
1
≥39.1 (≥102.3)
2
Systolic BP
≤90
3
91-100
2
101-110
1
111-219
0
≥220
3
Heart Rate (beats per minute)
≤40
3
41-50
1
51-90
0
91-110
1
111-130
2
≥131
3
AVPU
A
0
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Cutaneous abscesses
To be considered a simple abscess, induration and erythema should be limited only to a defined area of the abscess and should not extend...
