Antibiotic prophylaxis prior to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with obstructive jaundice: Is it worth the cost?

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 727-734

  Thompson, B F ^a   Arguedas, M R ^a   Wilcox, C M ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CHOLANGITIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLESTASIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036109162     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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