Peritoneal resorption capacity for the inflammatory mediators in acute experimental Staphylococcus aureus peritonitis.

Background: Elevations in both endotoxin and interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentrations in peritoneal exudates are a thousand times higher than their respective concentrations in the peripheral blood in patients with gram-positive or gram-negative peritonitis. We aimed in this study to evaluate the resorption capacity of the peritoneum for endotoxin and IL-6 in a model of bacterial (gram-positive) peritonitis.

Methods: Intraperitoneal (i.

Perforated peptic ulcer: different ethnic, climatic and fasting risk factors for morbidity in Al-ain medical district, United Arab Emirates.

Aim: To evaluate risk factors, morbidity and mortality rates of perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) and to investigate factors affecting postoperative complications of PPU.

Background: The incidence of PPU has remained constant, simple closure with omental patch repair being the mainstay of treatment.

Patients And Methods: One hundred and nineteen patients admitted to Al-Ain Hospital with PPU between January 2000 and March 2004 was studied retrospectively; two with deficient data were excluded from the analysis.