Complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) are a common cause of morbidity and
mortality in surgical patients. Optimal management of cIAI requires early source control in …

Abstract Objective To produce French guidelines on Management of Liver failure in general
Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Design A consensus committee of 23 experts from the French …

OBJECTIVES: To develop evidence-based recommendations for clinicians caring for adults
with acute liver failure (ALF) or acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) in the ICU. DESIGN: The …

Background Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication and common
cause of death in patients with liver cirrhosis. This study was conducted to compare the …

METHODS: This study was a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial. The
inclusion criteria were 16-to 75-year-old patients with liver cirrhosis with ascites, having …

Background & Aims Third-generation cephalosporins (TGCs) are recommended as first-line
antibiotics for treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). However, antibiotics …

Background & aims Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) is an infection in patients with
cirrhosis and carries significant mortality. The management of SBP is evolving with the rise …

Background Approximately 2.5% of all hospitalisations in people with cirrhosis are for
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Antibiotics, in addition to supportive treatment (fluid …

Objective: Third-generation cephalosporins (3 rd GCs) have recently become controversial
as the first-line strategy for empirical spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) treatment. This …

Abdominal surgical site infections (SSIs) are infections that occur after abdominal surgery.
They can be superficial, involving the skin tissue only, or more profound, involving deeper …