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Operative Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease pp 431–444Cite as

Septic Complications

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The frequency of septic complications following surgical operations for inflammatory bowel disease is not significantly higher than the frequency of septic complications following small bowel and colonic surgery for other benign or malignant disorders in similar risk patients. However, the consequences of sepsis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease can be dire because of preexisting malnutrition, long-standing corticosteroid and immunosuppressive therapy, and alterations in host defense mechanisms (1).

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  1. Section of General Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Fabrizio Michelassi MD (Professor and Chief) (Professor and Chief)

  2. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Jeffrey W. Milsom MD (Professor and Chief) (Professor and Chief)

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Rothenberger, D.A., Deen, K.I. (1999). Septic Complications. In: Michelassi, F., Milsom, J.W. (eds) Operative Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1396-3_35

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