Prophylactic antibiotics in necrotizing pancreatitis: A meta-analysis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1126-1131

  Hart, Phil A ^a   Bechtold, Matthew L ^a   Marshall, John B ^a   Choudhary, Abhishek ^a   Puli, Srinivas R ^a   Roy, Praveen K ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Necrotizing pancreatitis; Pancreatitis; Prophylactic antibiotics; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS SURGERY; PNEUMONIA; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149359701     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817ecbda     Document Type: Article

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