Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation in Critically Ill Patients with an Open Abdomen is Associated with Increased Risk of Intraperitoneal Fungal Infections

• DOI: 10.1089/sur.2024.128
• Publication Date: 2025-02-11T16:28:37Z
• Authors: Cassandra A. Cairns; James Martinson; Lindsay O’Meara; Roumen M. Vesselinov; Jose J. Diaz; Mira Ghneim

Background: Damage control laparotomy (DCL) is a well-established tool to stabilize critically ill surgical patients. Direct peritoneal resuscitation (DPR), whereby the open abdomen continuously irrigated with glucose-based hypertonic dialysate, valuable adjunct that improves abdominal closure rates and decreases wound complications. Infectious implications of its use remain underexplored.