Evaluation of the clinical status of patients with surgical infection

: The possibility of objectively evaluating the severity of the clinical status of patients with surgical infection is discussed. A retrospective and prospective analysis of clinical laboratory values is carried out in 196 patients with surgical sepsis. SAPS score indicated a statistically significant difference in the state of two groups of patients (survivors and dead). Analysis of clinical laboratory data offers additional criteria, specific of surgical infection, which improved the accuracy of scoring evaluation.