Purpose To assess risk factors for 28-day mortality and cost implications in intensive care
unit (ICU) patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs). Methods Single …

Background Abdominal infections are frequent causes of sepsis and septic shock in the
intensive care unit (ICU) and are associated with adverse outcomes. We analyzed the …

Background: The optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy for treatment of complicated intra-
abdominal infections (cIAI) in critically ill surgical patients is unknown. Recent evidence …

Purpose To compare the mortality rates between culture-positive and culture-negative
sepsis in complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) and investigate the predictors of …

Objective To describe epidemiology and age-related mortality in critically ill older adults with
intra-abdominal infection. Methods A secondary analysis was undertaken of a prospective …

Purpose To describe the epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection in an international cohort
of ICU patients according to a new system that classifies cases according to setting of …

Background: Patients with intra-abdominal sepsis and associated bacteremia have a high
mortality rate. However, outcomes studies in this population are limited, in part because of …

Background To compare patients hospitalised in the intensive care unit (ICU) after surgery
for community-acquired intra-abdominal infection (CA-IAI) and hospital-acquired intra …

Background Despite improvements in medical and surgical care, mortality attributed to
complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) remains high. Appropriate initial antimicrobial …

Complicated intra-abdominal infections are frequently associated with poor prognoses and
high morbidity and mortality rates. Despite advances in diagnosis, surgery, and antimicrobial …