Prophylactic antibiotics reduce pancreatic necrosis in acute necrotizing pancreatitis: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 442-449

  Yao, Linhua ^a   Huang, Xiayue ^a   Li, Yuqin ^a   Shi, Ruihua ^a   Zhang, Guoxin ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis; Prophylactic antibiotic; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78149316224     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318780     Document Type: Review

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