Abdominal Sepsis A Multidisciplinary Approach
This book examines in detail the topic of sepsis, with a focus on intra-abdominal sepsis. Particular attention is devoted to source control in the management of the infection, antimicrobial therapy and sepsis support, which represent the cornerstones of treating patients with abdominal sepsis. The i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
| Series: | Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Classifications and principles of treatment
- 2 Peritonitis and intra-peritoneal inflammatory mediators
- 3 Imaging diagnosis
- 4 Higk risk patients and prognostic factors
- 5 Acute appendicitis
- 6 Acute cholecystitis
- 7 Acute cholangitis
- 8 Pyogenic liver abscess
- 9 Gastroduodenal perforations
- 10 Small bowel perforations
- 11 Acute colonic diverticulitis
- 12 Post-operative peritonitis
- 13 Damage control surgery in managing abdominal sepsis
- 14 Ongoing peritonitis
- 15 Clostridium difficile infection
- 16 Complicated Intra-abdominal infections: Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
- 17 Antimicrobial armamentarium
- 18 Antimicrobial resistance in intra-abdominal infections
- 19 The role of candida in abdominal sepsis
- 20 Use and interpretation of peritoneal swabs
- 21 Appropriate antimicrobial therapy in critically ill patients
- 22 Haemodynamic support
- 23 Adjunctive therapies
- 24 Impact and management of abdominal compartment syndrome in patients with abdominal sepsis
- 25 Tromboprohilaxis in patients with abdominal sepsis
- 26 Nutrition in patients with abdominal sepsis