TY - JOUR TI - 2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: Recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections AU - Sartelli, M. AU - Guirao, X. AU - Hardcastle, T.C. AU - Kluger, Y. AU - Boermeester, M.A. AU - Raşa, K. AU - Ansaloni, L. AU - Coccolini, F. AU - Montravers, P. AU - Abu-Zidan, F.M. AU - Bartoletti, M. AU - Bassetti, M. AU - Ben-Ishay, O. AU - Biffl, W.L. AU - Chiara, O. AU - Chiarugi, M. AU - Coimbra, R. AU - De Rosa, F.G. AU - De Simone, B. AU - Di Saverio, S. AU - Giannella, M. AU - Gkiokas, G. AU - Khokha, V. AU - Labricciosa, F.M. AU - Leppäniemi, A. AU - Litvin, A. AU - Moore, E.E. AU - Negoi, I. AU - Pagani, L. AU - Peghin, M. AU - Picetti, E. AU - Pintar, T. AU - Pupelis, G. AU - Rubio-Perez, I. AU - Sakakushev, B. AU - Segovia-Lohse, H. AU - Sganga, G. AU - Shelat, V. AU - Sugrue, M. AU - Tarasconi, A. AU - Tranà, C. AU - Ulrych, J. AU - Viale, P. AU - Catena, F. JO - World Journal of Emergency Surgery PY - 2018 VL - 13 TODO - 1 SP - null PB - BioMed Central Ltd. SN - 1749-7922 TODO - 10.1186/s13017-018-0219-9 TODO - consensus; human; Italy; organization; practice guideline; soft tissue infection; trends, Congresses as Topic; Consensus; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Italy; Soft Tissue Infections TODO - Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) encompass a variety of pathological conditions that involve the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle, ranging from simple superficial infections to severe necrotizing infections. SSTIs are a frequent clinical problem in surgical departments. In order to clarify key issues in the management of SSTIs, a task force of experts met in Bertinoro, Italy, on June 28, 2018, for a specialist multidisciplinary consensus conference under the auspices of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E). The multifaceted nature of these infections has led to a collaboration among general and emergency surgeons, intensivists, and infectious disease specialists, who have shared these clinical practice recommendations. © 2018 The Author(s). ER -