In spite of an ample variety of therapeutic options for the treatment of abdominal infection, morbidity and mortality rates remain high when sepsis is caused by perforation of hollow viscous. Sepsis by itself can lead to the development of secondary abdominal compartment syndrome, which severely compromises the patients progress 48,49. Sepsis, shock septico, cirugia, antibioticos, reanimacion, cuidados intensivos. Acute peritonitis has a high rate of mortality and is the first step of abdominal sepsis. Abdominal sepsis has an incidence similar to pneumonia and bacteremia in the intensive care unit and therefore outcome and cost are similar. Sepsis quirurgica septicemia especialidades medicas. A composite variable, post operative infection, was created and defined as the post operative occurrence of one or more of the following. Complicaciones postoperatorias en cirugia abdominal bvs. Sepsis abdominal is a systemic response to a localized infectious process. Decisions about initial resuscitation, timing of source control, surgical technique and antimicrobial therapy are challen ging. Sepsis is a life threatening condition that arises when the bodys response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It is usually triggered by a bacterial infection, but sometimes can be caused by fungi yeasts. A significant number of patients with abdominal infection develop advanced stages of infection and mortality is still above 20%.