Physiologic Indicators for Prognosis in Abdominal Sepsis Study

Early detection and timely therapeutic intervention can improve the prognosis of patients with sepsis. However, early diagnosis of sepsis can be difficult; because determining which patients presenting with signs of infection during an initial evaluation, do currently have, or will later develop a more serious illness is not easy. Physiological deterioration often precedes clinical deterioration as patients develop critical illness. In this study, the investigators aim to evaluate vital signs in a global cohort of patients with acute secondary peritonitis, determining which parameters are statistically significant to predict in-hospital mortality and ICU admission.