Remote organ failure: a valid sign of occult intra-abdominal infection.

Surgery ·Vol. 81 ·No. 3 ·1977-03-00 ·Pages 310-3

Polk HC, Shields CL

Abstract

Remote or local infection appears to be causally associated with major organ failure in some surgical patients. Experience with the patients described suggests that the converse relationship may be clinically useful: organ failure may indicate the presence of otherwise occult intra-abdominal infection in postoperative patients and trauma victims. Support of organ function without definitive correction of underlying infection is only pallative.

MeSH Terms

Abdomen, Acute/complications,surgery Abdominal Injuries/surgery Abscess/surgery Acute Kidney Injury/etiology Adult Aged Diverticulitis, Colonic/surgery Drainage Female Humans Infections/complications,surgery Liver Diseases/etiology Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology

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Polk H C

Shields C L

Article Info

Journal

Surgery

Abbr.

Surgery

ISSN

0039-6060

Published

1977-03-00

Pages

310-3

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0417347

Subset

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