Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a group of diseases characterized by an interruption of
the blood supply to varying portions of the intestine, leading to ischemia and secondary …

Obstruction and perforation due to colorectal cancer represent challenging matters in terms
of diagnosis, life-saving strategies, obstruction resolution and oncologic challenge. The aims …

Dedication These guidelines are dedicated to Paola De Rango, University of Perugia, Italy.
She participated very actively in the process of developing these guidelines, in particular the …

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 …

Background Several challenging clinical situations in patients with peritonitis can result in an
open abdomen (OA) and subsequent temporary abdominal closure (TAC). Indications and …

Background Damage control surgery is a management sequence initiated to reduce the risk
of death in severely injured patients presenting with physiological derangement. Damage …

Intestinal revascularization in patients with arterial occlusive mesenteric ischemia reduces
bowel morbidity and mortality. Observational studies report that both endovascular and open …

The open abdomen (OA) is defined as intentional decision to leave the fascial edges of the
abdomen un-approximated after laparotomy (laparostomy). The abdominal contents are …

Purpose To provide guidelines for all surgical specialists who deal with the open abdomen
(OA) or the burst abdomen (BA) in adult patients both on the methods used to close the …

Background Severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis (SCIAS) has an increasing
incidence with mortality rates over 80% in some settings. Mortality typically results from …