World Journal of Emergency Surgery (May 2017)

Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference

  • Massimo Sartelli,
  • Fausto Catena,
  • Fikri M. Abu-Zidan,
  • Luca Ansaloni,
  • Walter L. Biffl,
  • Marja A. Boermeester,
  • Marco Ceresoli,
  • Osvaldo Chiara,
  • Federico Coccolini,
  • Jan J. De Waele,
  • Salomone Di Saverio,
  • Christian Eckmann,
  • Gustavo P. Fraga,
  • Maddalena Giannella,
  • Massimo Girardis,
  • Ewen A. Griffiths,
  • Jeffry Kashuk,
  • Andrew W. Kirkpatrick,
  • Vladimir Khokha,
  • Yoram Kluger,
  • Francesco M. Labricciosa,
  • Ari Leppaniemi,
  • Ronald V. Maier,
  • Addison K. May,
  • Mark Malangoni,
  • Ignacio Martin-Loeches,
  • John Mazuski,
  • Philippe Montravers,
  • Andrew Peitzman,
  • Bruno M. Pereira,
  • Tarcisio Reis,
  • Boris Sakakushev,
  • Gabriele Sganga,
  • Kjetil Soreide,
  • Michael Sugrue,
  • Jan Ulrych,
  • Jean-Louis Vincent,
  • Pierluigi Viale,
  • Ernest E. Moore

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-017-0132-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 31

Abstract

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Abstract This paper reports on the consensus conference on the management of intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) which was held on July 23, 2016, in Dublin, Ireland, as a part of the annual World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) meeting. This document covers all aspects of the management of IAIs. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation recommendation is used, and this document represents the executive summary of the consensus conference findings.

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