10 FAQs About the Peritoneum

By lizzie

Reviewed: dr. vanta

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1. 'Peritoneum.' MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 12 April 2021, medlineplus.gov/peritonealdisorders.html
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Is Peritonitis Life Threatening?

If peritonitis is not properly and quickly treated, it can lead to infection throughout the body or sepsis, which is a life-threatening condition.³‘Peritonitis.’ Mayo Clinic, mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peritonitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20376247?p=1 This is the reason that abdominal pain or tenderness, the feeling of fullness accompanied by bloating, fever, confusion, vomiting or nausea, inability to pass gas or stool and low urine output should be checked out by a medical professional right away.³‘Peritonitis.’ Mayo Clinic, mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peritonitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20376247?p=1

Treatment of bacterial peritonitis involves antibiotics, surgery, IV fluids, pain mediation and oxygen. Some cases require blood transfusion.

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