[PDF] Top 20 Evaluation of Mannheim Peritonitis Index (MPI) in predicting early management and outcome in patients with peritonitis

... and management techniques, peritonitis is a great challenge to medical ...group patients based on the severity of illness before treatment can allow a meaningful analysis of morbidity and mortality ... See full document

... This includes 2 parts. First one deals with acute physiology while the second is concerned with chronic health evaluation. This was primarily designed for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In 1984, ... See full document

... surgical patients admitted for the surgical ...surviving patients but it has no therapeutic relevance in the individual ...176 patients with acute perforation peritonitis. Patients were ... See full document

... and outcome of ...Health Evaluation score (APACHE II), the Mannheim Peritonitis Index (MPI), the Peritonitis Index Altona (PIA), the Sepsis Score, and the Physiological ... See full document

... The early assessment and recognition of peritonitis patient is required in surgical ...and outcome of ...of Mannheim peritonitis (MPI) score in comparison to acute physiological and ... See full document

... bacterial peritonitis was recently reported to have a prevalence of ...among patients with portal hypertension and ascites ...secondary peritonitis is the com- monest indication for admission in the ... See full document

... protein evaluation and ascitic culture were higher in patients in group B than in patients from group ...in patients in group B and an increased risk of intra-abdominal in- fection due to ... See full document

... faecal peritonitis (FP) present particular challenges in terms of clinical management and risk ...including evaluation of changes in labora- tory tests and dependence on organ support, may be more ... See full document

... Mannheim Peritonitis Index and scores above this value increase mortality significantly [20, ...the evaluation of Mannheim Peritonitis Index, if cut-off value is taken 26 ... See full document

... In 1982 Knaus and others proposed a scoring system to be used for classifying patient admitted to ICU. They devised a 2 part scale. It included physiological portion, APS-34, examines abnormality among 34 possible ... See full document

... The study population which presented within 24 hrs of the pain onset had significantly (p<0.05) better outcome compared with their counterparts. This was reflected in lesser post op complications shorter ICU ... See full document

... for predicting the mortality in patients with secondary ...of patients to intensive care unit, the choice of more effective but expensive antibiotics and treatment ...intensive management and ... See full document

... In 1982 Knaus and others proposed a scoring system to be used for classifying patients admitted to intensive care. They devised a 2 part scale. It was called APS- 34 and examines the abnormality among 34 possible ... See full document

... to management of hollow viscous ...for management of patients with cirrhosis or patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis with infected ascitic ...ill patients with persistent intra- ... See full document

... Since the beginning of recorded medical history, human beings have been confronted with the spectra of peritonitis. Accounts from a variety of early societies have little doubt that our ancestors recognized ... See full document

... cirrhotic patients with ascitic fluid protein concentrations below 1 g/dL are almost 10 times more prone to develop SBP than individuals with higher ...contrary, patients with ascitic fluid of typically ... See full document

... Levels of PCT, a propeptide of calcitonin with a long half-life of 25–30 h that is produced by peripheral blood mononuclear cells, significantly increases during the sys- temic response of an organism to an infection and ... See full document

... Of the variables studied, the -2548 polymorphism superseded all other variables recognized as adverse fac- tors for an unfavourable outcome. In the case of the 223 polymorphism, only coexistent malignancy ... See full document

... A total of 79% of patients were either in relapse or receiving steroid therapy at the time peritonitis was diagnosed; 13% had infiltrates visible on their chest radiographs.. Based on ou[r] ... See full document

... Pseudomonas peritonitis should be treated with two antibiotics with different mechanisms of action ...Gram-negative peritonitis should now be treated for at least 3 weeks ...surgical evaluation ... See full document