Recommendations for intra-abdominal infections consensus report.
Guidelines include the recommendations of experts from various specialties within a topic in consideration of data specific to each country. However, to date there has not been a guideline standardizing the nomenclature and offering recommendations for intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) in Turkey. This is mainly due to the paucity of laboratory studies regarding the clinical diagnosis and treatment of IAIs or the sensitivity of microorganisms isolated from patients with IAIs. However, due to the diversification of host characteristics and advancements in technological treatment methods, it has become imperative to 'speak a common language'. For this purpose May 2015, a group of 15 experts in intra-abdominal infections, under the leadership of the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialty Society of Turkey (EKMUD) and with representatives from the Turkish Surgical Association, Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Hernia Society, Turkish Society of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, and the Turkish Society of Hospital Infections and Control, was formed to analyze relevant studies in the literature. Ultimately, the suggestions for adults found in this consensus report were developed using available data from Turkey, referring predominantly to the 2010 guidelines for diagnosing and managing complicated IAIs in adults and children by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Surgical Infection Society. The recommendations are presented in two sections, from the initial diagnostic evaluation of patients to the treatment approach for IAI. This Consensus Report was presented at the EKMUD 2016 Congress in Antalya and was subsequently opened for suggestions on the official websites of the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialty Society of Turkey and Turkish Surgical Association for one month. The manuscript was revised according to the feedback received.
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
Vildan
V
Avkan-Oğuz
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Hitit University Çorum Training and Research Hospital, Çorum, Turkey.
Nurcan
N
Baykam
Department of General Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
Selman
S
Sökmen
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Rahmet
R
Güner
Department of General Surgery, Anadolu Medical Center, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Fatih
F
Agalar
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Emine
E
Alp
Departments of General Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Ahmet
A
Doğrul
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
Özge
Ö
Turhan
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Canan
C
Ağalar
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
Behice
B
Kurtaran
Department of General Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
İbrahim Ethem
İE
Geçim
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Reşat
R
Özaras
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey.
Gürdal
G
Yılmaz
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Fırat University School of Medicine, Elazığ, Turkey.
Ayhan
A
Akbulut
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey; The president of EKMUD.
İftihar
İ
Koksal
Diagnosis; guide; intra-abdominal infection; management; recommendations