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Peritonitis is commonly treated initially with supportive care (fluid resuscitation, oxygen, analgesia), antibiotics (including those, such as metronidazole, which cover anaerobic bacteria common to the gut), and in severe cases surgery (laparotomy to identify and treat the source of the peritonitis).

Peritonitis is commonly treated initially with supportive care (fluid resuscitation, oxygen, analgesia), antibiotics (including those, such as metronidazole, which cover anaerobic bacteria common to the gut), and in severe cases surgery (laparotomy to identify and treat the source of the peritonitis).

The complications of peritonitis carry a significant mortality rate, due to septic [[shock]] and organ failure. In the US and western Europe, death from peritionitis occurs in around 10% of all cases, rising to over 40% in the elderly.  Mortality and morbidity rates are significantly higher in non-industrialised countries where access to adequate medical facilities and medicines prevent adequate treatment.

The complications of peritonitis carry a significant mortality rate, due to septic [[shock]] and organ failure. In the US and western Europe, death from peritonitis occurs in around 10% of all cases, rising to over 40% in the elderly.  Mortality and morbidity rates are significantly higher in non-industrialized countries where access to adequate medical facilities and medicines prevent adequate treatment.

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