Although most patients with acute pancreatitis have the mild form of the disease, about 20–
30% develops a severe form, often associated with single or multiple organ dysfunction …

Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and have been reported
as major contributors to non-trauma deaths in hospitals worldwide. The cornerstones of …

Background: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal
infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and …

Evidence-based guidelines for managing patients with intra-abdominal infection were
prepared by an Expert Panel of the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases …

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 …

Secondary peritonitis accounts for 1% of urgent or emergent hospital admissions and is the
second leading cause of sepsis in patients in intensive care units globally. Overall mortality …

Abstract Background and purpose The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for
Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2016 (J-SSCG 2016), a Japanese-specific set of …

Purpose The abdomen is the second most common source of sepsis and is associated with
unacceptably high morbidity and mortality. Recently, the essential definitions of sepsis and …

The open abdomen (OA) procedure is a significant surgical advance, as part of damage
control techniques in severe abdominal trauma. Its application can be adapted to the …

Objectives: Time to clearance of pathogens is probably critical to outcome in septic shock.
Current guidelines recommend intervention for source control within 12 hours after …