Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

• Mirko Barone ¹
• Massimo Ippoliti ¹
• Felice Mucilli ²

¹ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, "SS. Annunziata" University Hospital of Chieti (Italy)

² Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, "SS. Annunziata" University Hospital of Chieti (Italy); School of Medicine, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti (Italy)

Abstract

Intra-abdominal infections still represent a challenge
for surgeons. The systemic physiopathological effects of
infection rapidly progress, leading to sepsis and multiorgan
failure, whose prognosis is often dramatic. Mortality risk
stratification using scoring systems would unequivocally
aid the early identification of patients at risk of disease
progression. 

Keywords

• abdominal sepsis
• peritonitis
• prediction tools
• risk stratification
• emergency surgery

Main Subjects

• Surgery