EFFECTIVENESS OF MANNHEIM PERITONITIS INDEX IN PREDICTING MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH PERFORATION PERITONITIS

Abstract

Background: Peritonitis is defined as inflammation of the serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and the organs contained therein. It is still one of the most important and common infectious problems that a surgeon must face. In this study we have taken into account all the parameters of Mannheim’s peritonitis index for predicting mortality and we have found the positive correlation among them