[Reduced risk of complications associated with severe acute (necrotizing) pancreatitis by administration of antibiotics; results from a literature review]

OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of antibiotics in patients with acute pancreatitis. DESIGN: Literature review. METHOD: A Medline search for randomised clinical trials (RCTs) during the period 1990-1999 was carried out using the key words 'pancreatitis', 'acute' and 'antibio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bosscha, K, Vos, A, Visser, MR, Berger, P, van Dullemen, H, Ploeg, R, Gooszen, H
Format: Journal article
Language:Dutch; Flemish
Published: 2001