Under abdominal surgery it is customary to understand one of the areas of general surgery, which deals with the study and direct treatment of organs, as well as the walls of the abdominal cavity. It should be noted that more than 50% of all abdominal operations are, in essence, abdominal options. The thing is that in this particular case, antibiotics and antiseptics do not always cope with their direct task, since they cannot save the patient from the onset of sepsis.
Abdominal surgery. Origin History
According to experts, the first penetration into the abdominal cavity through the surgical method was recorded in the 3rd century BC. in ancient India and China. Somewhat later, namely in the 14th century, abdominal surgery was further spread in France, Germany and many other European countries.
On the territory of our country, the first strip operation on the stomach with a pronounced burn of the esophagus took place only in the 19th century. However, in Russia, the mortality of patients still remained at a fairly high level. A little later, the reason was clarified. The thing is that at that time there was nomethods of antisepsis and asepsis. The microbes that got into the wound before and after the operation were not destroyed. It was from the 19th century that abdominal surgery began its development in our country, which, in turn, achieved serious success already in the 20th century.
It is impossible to overestimate the achievements of specialists in the Soviet era, primarily in the direct organization of emergency surgical care. So, in those days, patients with appendicitis or acute cholecystitis could always count on the help of local specialists in cities, towns and regional centers. It is important to note that such hospitals also exist today.
Bavoid surgery today
Modern abdominal surgery has been singled out as a separate branch of medical science in order to carry out planned surgical treatment as quickly and efficiently as possible. At the moment, among experts in this field, the so-called endoscopic methods of treatment are considered to be the most popular.
The main causes of diseases in the abdominal cavity are considered to be not only gastrointestinal microorganisms, but also injuries and various infectious processes. Therefore, it is generally accepted in science that all viruses and bacteria, as well as other factors that lead to infection in the abdominal cavity, should be classified as abdominal. They, in turn, are conditionally subdivided by specialists into complicated and uncomplicated. In the first case, there are signs of an acute inflammatory process,perforation and other causes that require antimicrobial therapy. In the second case, there is no peritonitis, which means that there is no inflammatory reaction.
Only an abdominal surgeon can assess the whole situation. Note that at the moment there are a lot of specialists in our country in this field, because, as noted above, it is abdominal treatment that is most often required by patients.
