Infected pancreatic necrosis complicating severe acute pancreatitis in critically ill patients: predicting catheter drainage failure and need for necrosectomy
Abstract Background Recent guidelines advocate a step-up approach for managing suspected infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) during acute pancreatitis. Nearly half the patients require secondary necrosectomy after catheter drainage. Our primary objective was to assess the external validity of a previ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-08-01
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Series: | Annals of Intensive Care |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-022-01039-z |