2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: Recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections

Sartelli, M.; Guirao, X.; Hardcastle, T. C.; Kluger, Y.; Boermeester, M. A.; Rasa, K.; Ansaloni, L.; Coccolini, F.; Montravers, P.; Abu-Zidan, F. M.; Bartoletti, M.; Bassetti, M.; Ben-Ishay, O.; Biffl, W. L.; Chiara, O.; Chiarugi, M.; Coimbra, R.; De Rosa, F. G.; De Simone, B.; Di Saverio, S.; Giannella, M.; Gkiokas, G.; Khokha, V.; Labricciosa, F. M.; Leppaniemi, A.; Litvin, A.; Moore, E. E.; Negoi, I.; Pagani, L.; Peghin, M.; Picetti, E.; Pintar, T.; Pupelis, G.; Rubio-Perez, I.; Sakakushev, B.; Segovia-Lohse, H.; Sganga, G.; Shelat, V.; Sugrue, M.; Tarasconi, A.; Trana, C.; Ulrych, J.; Viale, P.; Catena, F.

doi:10.1186/s13017-018-0219-9

Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) encompass a variety of pathological conditions that involve the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle, ranging from simple superficial infections to severe necrotizing infections. SSTIs are a frequent clinical problem in surgical departments. In order to clarify key issues in the management of SSTIs, a task force of experts met in Bertinoro, Italy, on June 28, 2018, for a specialist multidisciplinary consensus conference under the auspices of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E). The multifaceted nature of these infections has led to a collaboration among general and emergency surgeons, intensivists, and infectious disease specialists, who have shared these clinical practice recommendations.

2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: Recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections

Sartelli M.;Guirao X.;Hardcastle T. C.;Kluger Y.;Boermeester M. A.;Rasa K.;Ansaloni L.;Coccolini F.;Montravers P.;Abu-Zidan F. M.;Bartoletti M.;Bassetti M.;Ben-Ishay O.;Biffl W. L.;Chiara O.;Chiarugi M.;Coimbra R.;De Rosa F. G.;De Simone B.;Di Saverio S.;Giannella M.;Gkiokas G.;Khokha V.;Labricciosa F. M.;Leppaniemi A.;Litvin A.;Moore E. E.;Negoi I.;Pagani L.;Peghin M.;Picetti E.;Pintar T.;Pupelis G.;Rubio-Perez I.;Sakakushev B.;Segovia-Lohse H.;Sganga G.;Shelat V.;Sugrue M.;Tarasconi A.;Trana C.;Ulrych J.;Viale P.;Catena F.

2018-01-01

Abstract

Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) encompass a variety of pathological conditions that involve the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle, ranging from simple superficial infections to severe necrotizing infections. SSTIs are a frequent clinical problem in surgical departments. In order to clarify key issues in the management of SSTIs, a task force of experts met in Bertinoro, Italy, on June 28, 2018, for a specialist multidisciplinary consensus conference under the auspices of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E). The multifaceted nature of these infections has led to a collaboration among general and emergency surgeons, intensivists, and infectious disease specialists, who have shared these clinical practice recommendations.