Epidemiology, Management, and Prognosis of Secondary Non-Postoperative Peritonitis: A French Prospective Observational Multicenter Study

Abstract

Patients with non-postoperative peritonitis should be considered high risk and should receive appropriate initial therapy. The presence of Enterococcus spp. in peritoneal cultures significantly increased morbidity but not the mortality rate. Appendiceal peritonitis that was less severe and had a better prognosis than peritonitis originating in other sites should be considered a special case in future studies.