Intra-abdominal infections are one of the most common gastrointestinal emergencies and a
leading cause of septic shock. A consensus conference on the management of community …

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 …

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 …

Intra-abdominal infections are still associated with high rate of morbidity and mortality. A
multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients with intra-abdominal infections …

Despite advances in diagnosis, surgery, and antimicrobial therapy, mortality rates
associated with complicated intra-abdominal infections remain exceedingly high. The 2013 …

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 …

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

Revised guidelines for the use of antimicrobial therapy in patients with intra-abdominal
infections were recently developed by the Therapeutic Agents Committee of the Surgical …

Antimicrobial management of severe intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) involves a delicate
balance of optimizing empirical therapy, which has been shown to improve clinical …

The Surgical Infection Society last published guidelines on antimicrobial therapy for intra-
abdominal infections in 1992 (Bohnen JMA, et al., Arch Surg 1992; 127: 83-89). Since then …