2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Diagnostic Imaging of Suspected Acute Diverticulitis in Adults and Pregnant People

Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 4;79(Supplement_3):S109-S112. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae350.

Abstract

This paper is part of a clinical practice guideline update on the risk assessment, diagnostic imaging, and microbiological evaluation of complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults, children, and pregnant people, developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. In this paper, the panel provides recommendations for diagnostic imaging of suspected acute diverticulitis. The panel's recommendations are based on evidence derived from systematic literature reviews and adhere to a standardized methodology for rating the certainty of evidence and strength of recommendation according to the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) approach.

Keywords: acute diverticulitis; diagnostic imaging; guideline; intra-abdominal infection; radiology.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods
  • Diagnostic Imaging / standards
  • Diverticulitis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intraabdominal Infections* / diagnosis
  • Intraabdominal Infections* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis