Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 2018
Review Meta AnalysisUntargeted antifungal therapy in adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection: a systematic review.
Systematic reviews comparing untargeted antifungal treatment with placebo or no treatment in critically ill patients have provided conflicting results. We aimed to assess patient-important benefits and harms of untargeted antifungal therapy vs. placebo or no treatment in adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection. ⋯ The quantity and quality of evidence supporting untargeted antifungal treatment in adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection are low to very low with no firm evidence for benefit or harm.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 2018
Review Meta AnalysisUntargeted antifungal therapy in adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection: a systematic review.
Systematic reviews comparing untargeted antifungal treatment with placebo or no treatment in critically ill patients have provided conflicting results. We aimed to assess patient-important benefits and harms of untargeted antifungal therapy vs. placebo or no treatment in adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection. ⋯ The quantity and quality of evidence supporting untargeted antifungal treatment in adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection are low to very low with no firm evidence for benefit or harm.