Treatment of peritonitis with per- and postoperative irrigation of the peritoneal cavity with noxythiolin solution

Abstract

Abstract The present paper describes a technique for irrigating the peritoneal cavity in severe peritonitis, both at the time of laparotomy and in the immediate postoperative period, with a solution of noxythiolin. A consecutive series of 9 cases with fulminating peritonitis of various causes treated by this method is presented together with the operative findings, a discussion of the postoperative progress, and the bacteriological studies of the irrigating device. A full review of the literature of peritoneal lavage in the management of peritonitis is included in the discussion.