Nonsurgical treatment of infected pancreatic necrossis: A falling myth or a still impassable frontier?

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 468-470

  Uomo, Generoso ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing; Antibiotic prophylaxis; Clinical trials; Controlled clinical trail; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DUODENOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROSCOPY; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; SAFETY; THERAPY DELAY; THERAPY EFFECT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING;

EID: 34547934284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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