[Polymer materials in laparostomy of peritonitis].

Cleansing of the abdominal cavity by the open method-laparostomy and the use of polymer materials-was conducted in 85 patients with generalized peritonitis (mainly due to perforation of a malignant tumor of the colon). With the use of this method the incidence of purulent complications reduced from 50% to 35.2% and mortality from 42% to 25.8%.