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Acute Pancreatitis
New acute pancreatitis research reported from A. Garciabarrasa and co-authors
June 22nd, 2009
According to recent research from Barcelona, Spain, "The use of prophylactic antibiotics in acute severe necrotizing pancreatitis is controversial. Prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was carried out at Bellvitge Hospital, in Barcelona, Spain." "Among 229 diagnosed with severe acute pancreatitis, 80 had evidence of necrotizing pancreatitis (34/80 patients were excluded of the protocol). Forty-six patients without previous antibiotic treatment with pancreatic necrosis in a contrast-enhanced CT scan were randomly assigned to receive either intravenous ciprofloxacin or placebo. Five patients were secondarily excluded, and the remaining 41...
Source: Anti-Infectives Week (2009-06-22)
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