[Acute generalized peritonitis in Sominé Dolo's Hospital of Mopti: Epidemiologic and therapeutic aspects].

Unlabelled: Acute generalized peritonitis requires precocious diagnosis and immediate treatment.

Materials And Methods: The purpose of this study is to determine hospital case frequency, to describe the clinical and therapeutic aspects and to evaluate the operating suites. We conducted a prospective study, lasting 16 months, from January 2005 to April 2006, looking at 40 cases of generalized acute peritonitis operated in several services, including a general surgery department, of the Sominé Dolo's hospital of Mopti.

Results: We noted a hospital admittance rate of 3.1% with an average age of 26.3 years old and a 1.66 men to women ratio. Peritonitis at the Sominé Dolo hospital was dominated by intestinal perforation. The diagnosis was essentially made using the clinical approach. The treatment was medico-surgical. Operative mortality was recorded in 7 cases (17.5%) with 7 cases of inner-wall abscesses. The delay of consultations and the Mannheim score were the main factors causing bad prognostics. Excision - sutures associated with a cleansing drainage of the abdominal cavity was the most practised surgical procedure.

Conclusion: Mortality remains high. The two factors for a bad prognostic are the delay of consultation and the lack of means for reanimation.