World Journal of Emergency Surgery (Jan 2013)

2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

  • Sartelli Massimo,
  • Viale Pierluigi,
  • Catena Fausto,
  • Ansaloni Luca,
  • Moore Ernest,
  • Malangoni Mark,
  • Moore Frederick A,
  • Velmahos George,
  • Coimbra Raul,
  • Ivatury Rao,
  • Peitzman Andrew,
  • Koike Kaoru,
  • Leppaniemi Ari,
  • Biffl Walter,
  • Burlew Clay Cothren,
  • Balogh Zsolt J,
  • Boffard Ken,
  • Bendinelli Cino,
  • Gupta Sanjay,
  • Kluger Yoram,
  • Agresta Ferdinando,
  • Di Saverio Salomone,
  • Wani Imtiaz,
  • Escalona Alex,
  • Ordonez Carlos,
  • Fraga Gustavo P,
  • Junior Gerson Alves Pereira,
  • Bala Miklosh,
  • Cui Yunfeng,
  • Marwah Sanjay,
  • Sakakushev Boris,
  • Kong Victor,
  • Naidoo Noel,
  • Ahmed Adamu,
  • Abbas Ashraf,
  • Guercioni Gianluca,
  • Vettoretto Nereo,
  • Díaz-Nieto Rafael,
  • Gerych Ihor,
  • Tranà Cristian,
  • Faro Mario Paulo,
  • Yuan Kuo-Ching,
  • Kok Kenneth Yuh Yen,
  • Mefire Alain Chichom,
  • Lee Jae Gil,
  • Hong Suk-Kyung,
  • Ghnnam Wagih,
  • Siribumrungwong Boonying,
  • Sato Norio,
  • Murata Kiyoshi,
  • Irahara Takayuki,
  • Coccolini Federico,
  • Lohse Helmut A Segovia,
  • Verni Alfredo,
  • Shoko Tomohisa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-8-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
p. 3

Abstract

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Abstract Despite advances in diagnosis, surgery, and antimicrobial therapy, mortality rates associated with complicated intra-abdominal infections remain exceedingly high. The 2013 update of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) guidelines for the management of intra-abdominal infections contains evidence-based recommendations for management of patients with intra-abdominal infections.