Peritoneal dialysis in treatment of diffuse purulent peritonitis

: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a method of sanitation of the abdominal cavity was used in treatment of 221 patients (140 males and 81 females aged 17-89 years) with extended purulent peritonitis. In all patients toxic (138) of terminal (83) stage of purulent peritonitis was diagnosed. PD was carried dut in flow-fractional regimen with the use of 10-15 l of isotonic physiologic solution with the addition of antibiotics and heparin 4 times per day during 4-6 days. Carrying out PD in patients with purulent diffuse peritonitis resulted in improvement of general condition of the patients, normalization of hemodynamics, diuresis, and in lessening the paresis of gastro-intestinal tract as well as decrease of intoxication. Thus, in the group of patients in whom PD was not used the mortality rate was high--36%, and including PD in the complex of treatment contributed to the decrease of lethality to 23%.