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  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Surgical Infections

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  • Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.
  • Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) present unique challenges in sepsis management.
  • The Sepsis-3 guidelines provide updated definitions but leave some management aspects open.

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  • To review current understanding and management strategies for sepsis, particularly in the context of intra-abdominal infections.
  • To evaluate the role of antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) in improving outcomes.
  • To highlight the importance of early diagnosis and multidisciplinary care.

Main Methods:

  • Literature search on PubMed and Cochrane databases.
  • Keywords: "sepsis", "intra-abdominal infections", "antibiotic therapy", "antibiotic treatment".
  • Inclusion criteria: IAI management and ASP effects on patient outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Sepsis-3 definitions enhance understanding but early identification remains a challenge.
  • Prompt diagnosis and treatment (source control, antibiotics) are essential for IAI sepsis.
  • Antibiotic therapy must be tailored to infection type, local resistance, and patient factors, with de-escalation based on microbiology.
  • Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASP) improve antimicrobial use, reduce infections, and lower costs.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate diagnosis, early resuscitation, source control, and appropriate antimicrobial therapy are key to sepsis management.
  • Optimizing antibiotic use in surgical specialties is imperative for better patient outcomes.
  • Establishing sepsis teams involving various specialists is ideal for managing IAI.