About the talk.
A multidisciplinary clinical update on the management of complicated intra-abdominal infections, covering the interplay between source control, empiric antibiotic strategy, and timely interventional drainage.
Topics covered:
- Risk-stratified empiric antibiotic choice in community- vs hospital-acquired infections.
- The window for percutaneous and EUS-guided drainage as an alternative or adjunct to surgery.
- Post-ERCP cholangitis: prevention, recognition, and source control.
- A frank discussion of antimicrobial stewardship in a setting where culture turnaround times constrain decision-making.