2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Risk Assessment in Adults and Children

Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 4;79(Supplement_3):S88-S93. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae347.

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 a recommendation for risk stratification according to severity of illness score. The panel's recommendation is based on evidence derived from systematic literature reviews and adheres 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: guideline; intra-abdominal infection; risk assessment; risk stratification; severity of illness.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intraabdominal Infections* / diagnosis
  • Intraabdominal Infections* / microbiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • United States