Secondary peritonitis historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]

Surgical treatment was described in 1885 while its effectiveness was proven in 1926.

• Mikulicz (1889), Krönlein (1885) ,and Körte (1892) reported the surgical treatment of peritonitis.
• Kirschner in 1926 was the first to demonstrate a reduction in mortality rate by surgical treatment from 80–100% to about 60% in 1926.^[1]