Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections
Key Points
Key Points
- A complicated intra-abdominal infection extends beyond the hollow viscus of origin into the peritoneal space or an otherwise sterile region of the abdominal cavity and is associated with peritonitis with or without abscess formation.
- The scope of this guideline includes acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis (both acalculous and calculous), acute cholangitis, acute diverticulitis, abdominal abscess, secondary bowel perforation, and acute necrotizing pancreatitis.
Evaluation
...valuation...
Risk stratification according to seve...
...non-pregnant adults with suspected acute appendi...
...and adolescents with suspected acute append...
...hildren and adolescents with suspected acut...
...nt people with suspected acute appendicitis, the p...
In pregnant people with suspected acu...
...nant adults with suspected acute cholecy...
...n-pregnant adults with suspected acute ch...
...ominal MRI/magnetic resonance cholangiop...
...minodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan as subsequen...
...gnant people with suspected acute...
...nant adults with suspected acute diverti...
...non-pregnant adults with suspected a...
...ant adults with suspected acute diverti...
...regnant adults and adolescents with suspe...
...th suspected acute intra-abdominal abscess...
...ildren with suspected acute intra-abdominal abs...
...t people with suspected acute intr...
...children with suspected intra-abdominal infec...
...mmunocompromised adults and children with sus...
...lts and children with complicated...
...d children with uncomplicated appendici...