[Potentials of intensive therapy in severe forms of acute peritonitis].

The results of management of 156 patients with severe forms of acute peritonitis have been reviewed. The authors have used complex intensive care which included rational application of antibiotics, detoxication techniques, immunomodulation, prolonged epidural anesthesia, correction of homeo- and hemostasis, trigger system inhibitors, etc. Complex intensive care improved considerably the results of management even in elderly and old patients with acute peritonitis: out of 156 patients only 21 patients (13.4%) aged 70 and more died.