BookMassimo Sartelli, Matteo Bassetti, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, editors.
Contents:
Classification and principals of treatment
Inflammatory mediators in Intra-abdominal sepsis
Intra-abdominal sepsis and imaging considerations
High-risk patients and prognostic factors for abdominal sepsis
Acute appendicitis: what is the best strategy to treat acute appendicites (both complicated and uncomplicated)?
Acute cholecystitis
Acute cholangitis
Pyogenic liver abscess
Gastroduodenal perforations
Small bowel perforations
Acute colonic diverticulitis
Postoperative peritonitis: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment
Damage control surgery in managing abdominal sepsis (Fausto Catena, Italy)
Ongoing peritonitis
Evolving treatment strategies for severe Clostridium difficile colitis: defining the therapeutic window
Complicated intra-dominal infections: principles of antimicrobial therapy
Antimicrobial armamentarium
Antimicrobial resistance in intra-abdominal infections
The role of Candida in abdominal sepsis
The value and interpretation of microbial specimens in the management of cIAI
Appropriate antimicrobial therapy in critically ill patients
Hemodynamic support
Adjunctive therapies in abdominal sepsis
Impact and management of abdominal compartment syndrome in patients with abdominal sepsis
Thromboprophylaxis in patiens with abdominal sepsis
Nutritional support for abdominal sepsis.