Original Article

Risk Factors for Failure in Complicated Intraabdominal Infections

Objectives: Approximately 20% of patients with complicated intraabdominal infections (cIAIs) fail therapy. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for clinical failure in patients with cIAIs. Methods: International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes for cIAIs were obtained to identify patients. Adult patients who received at least…