Intestinal barrier dysfunction in a randomized trial of a specific probiotic composition in acute pancreatitis.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the relation between intestinal barrier dysfunction, bacterial translocation, and clinical outcome in patients with predicted severe acute pancreatitis and the influence of probiotics on these processes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Randomized, placebo-controlled, multicente...

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Main Authors: Besselink, MG, van Santvoort, H, Renooij, W, de Smet, M, Boermeester, M, Fischer, K, Timmerman, H, Ahmed Ali, U, Cirkel, G, Bollen, T, van Ramshorst, B, Schaapherder, A, Witteman, B, Ploeg, R, van Goor, H, van Laarhoven, C, Tan, A, Brink, M, van der Harst, E, Wahab, P, Eijck, v, Dejong, C, van Erpecum, K, Akkermans, L, Gooszen, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009