Timing and type of surgical treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1484-1494

  Ferrada, Paula ^a   Velopulos, Catherine G ^b   Sultan, Shahnaz ^c   Haut, Elliott R ^b   Johnson, Emily ^a   Praba Egge, Anita ^d   Enniss, Toby ^e   Dorion, Heath ^f   Martin, Niels D ^g   Bosarge, Patrick ⁱ   Rushing, Amy ^h   Duane, Therese M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Department of Surgery Maine General Health ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^h YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile outcomes; Clostridiumdifficile mortality; Fulminant CDAD and surgery; guidelines and GRADE methodology; surgery and Clostridium difficile associated disease

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OPERATIVE TIME; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901989952     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000232     Document Type: Article

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