Introduction:

Invariant procedural skills in postoperative peritonitis allow surgeons an early diagnosis and the performance of urgent abdominal resurgery.

Objective:

To design invariant procedural skills to be implemented for surgeons on the diagnostic and therapeutic care of postoperative peritonitis.

Method:

A qualitative research was conducted at the Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Ambrosio Grillo" of Santiago de Cuba in the quarter period of May-July 2022. The study population consisted of 33 specialists on postoperative peritonitis: 22 physicians (12 surgeons and 10 intensivists) and 11 graduated bachelor in nursing. Systematization was used as the theoretical method and the empirical methods used were the document analysis supported with the review of clinical histories and the observation with the main author's attentional-teaching practice.

Results:

It was designed an invariant procedural skills for the early diagnosis and therapy of postoperative peritonitis with special emphasis on the clinical method. The self-preparation on the subject makes possible the complementation of both knowledge and skills learned, as well as an update of knowledge that guarantees the surgical clinical care of these complex patients.

Conclusions:

The design of invariant procedural skills for the early diagnosis and therapy of postoperative peritonitis in the necessary permanent and continuous knowledge improvement of surgeons represents a care-teaching tool that contributes to improve the professional performance at the time to attend to this type of patient.

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