Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery
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Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi · Jul 2011
Editorial[Current problems and strategies in the management of intra-abdominal infection].
The incidence of intra-abdominal infection increases annually. The current management of intra-abdominal infection includes immediate resuscitation, prompt source control and appropriate usage of antibiotics. For patients with septic shock, fluid resuscitation should begin immediately when hypotension is present. ⋯ The gut rehabilitation measures can improve the recovery of gut function and restore of enteral nutrition, and thus prevents bacterial translocation in intra-abdominal infection patients. Monitoring and modulations of immune function may further improve the successful rate of treatment of intra-abdominal infections. Non-thyroidal illness syndrome may develop in the severe intra-abdominal infection patients and should be promptly corrected.