Can yeast isolation be predicted in complicated secondary non-postoperative intra-abdominal infections?
The new predictive score can be used to rule out intra-abdominal candidiasis and thus avoid the initiation of antifungal treatment. It is suited to less severe infections than previously published scores. IAC is associated independently with an increased mortality in this population.
In conclusion, venous base excess can replace arterial base excess in trauma patients as a means of identifying and prognosticating early shock.