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WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias
Emergency repair of complicated abdominal hernias is associated with poor prognosis and a high rate of post-operative complications.
A World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Consensus Conference was held in Bergamo in July 2013, during the 2nd Congress of the World Society of Emergency Surgery with the goal of defining recommendations for emergency repair of abdominal wall hernias in adults. This document represents the executive summary of the consensus conference approved by a WSES expert panel
Complicated intra-abdominal infections in Europe: preliminary data from the first three months of the CIAO Study
A Global Declaration on Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway
This declaration, signed by an interdisciplinary task force of 234 experts from 83 different countries with different backgrounds, highlights the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and the need for appropriate use of antibiotic agents and antifungal agents in hospitals worldwide especially focusing on surgical infections. As such, it is our intent to raise awareness among healthcare workers and improve antimicrobial prescribing. To facilitate its dissemination, the declaration was translated in different languages