Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:
●(See "Society guideline links: Appendicitis in adults".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Appendicitis in children".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Cholecystitis and other gallbladder disorders".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Abdominal incisions and closure".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Nontraumatic abdominal pain in adults".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Traumatic abdominal and non-genitourinary retroperitoneal injury".)
International
United States
●Surgical Infection Society (SIS): Revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection (2017)
●SIS/IDSA: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children (ARCHIVED; published 2010)
United Kingdom
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