Ct show rectum perforatd,abscess's large fluid colection,chest xray show lung infection,develps sepsis treatd as chest infection? why not blame pelvis

Breathing priority?: Well, I wonder if they are concerned that your lungs filling up with bacteria and fluid is more dangerous than the perforated rectum at this moment and that's why they're concentrating on the chest infection. However, I would think they'd need to cross treat you with another antibiotic geared toward treating gastrointestinal abscess as well. The sepsis could be due to either.Wish you the best.

Good Question: This is complex and should be reserved for discussion with u'r doctor or doctors who treated u. Certainly a perforated rectum is an emergency and can cause sepsis, but again, there seems to be a few things happening that make this more complex and not so appropriate for this type of forum .