Does drainage of intraabdominal pus reverse XXXX ?

@entity1 @entity1320 @entity295 @entity881
@entity1320 induced @entity881 in 21 @entity1 . @entity295 was most often due to perforation of the colon and was located with almost equal frequency in the upper and lower abdomen. Four @entity1 died after single laparotomy for drainage. Seventeen were drained operatively more than once (average 3.4 operations) at mean intervals of 10 days. Sixteen of the 21 @entity1 (76 percent) died with @entity881 despite drainage. Organ function improved temporarily in only one @entity1 . Autopsy showed that pus had persisted or recurred in three @entity1 . No significant predictors of survival were identified, although the advantage appears to lie with the younger @entity1 in whom @entity881 develops relatively late after @entity295 (mean 13 days) and who needs ventilatory assistance for less than 1 week. The location, size, and bacteriologic characteristics of abscesses do not appear to influence outcome. This study shows that early and repeated drainage of intraabdominal pus will not reverse @entity881 in the majority of @entity1 .
