Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	84181
Country	China

Received	2023-03-02 01:37
Peer-Review Started	2023-03-02 01:39
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Return for Revision	2023-05-16 04:00
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Category	Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Timing of surgical operation for patients with intra-abdominal infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Shu-Rui Song, Yang-Yang Liu, Yu-Ting Guan, Ruo-Jing Li, Lei Song, Jing Dong and Pei-Ge Wang
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Jing Dong http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7027-9567 Pei-Ge Wang http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-9964
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province 2018092901
Corresponding Author	Pei-Ge Wang, Doctor, Chief Physician, Director, Professor, Department of Emergency Surgery, The affiliated hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China. wpgzyz@163.com
Key Words	Intra-abdominal infection; Surgical exploration; Timing; Infection; Surgical operation; Systematic review; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	The available evidence regarding the optimal timing of intra-abdominal infection surgery is still limited. In a systematic review and meta-analysis of the cohort study, we compared the effects of operation time on patients with abdominal cavity infection and aimed to confirm the best timing of surgery.
Publish Date	2023-10-27 10:13
Citation	Song SR, Liu YY, Guan YT, Li RJ, Song L, Dong J, Wang PG. Timing of surgical operation for patients with intra-abdominal infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(10): 2320-2330
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v15/i10/2320.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v15.i10.2320

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