Understanding antibiotic use in acute pancreatitis

Antibiotic prophylaxis in acute necrotizing pancreatitis revisited.

OBJECTIVE To review studies of antibiotic prophylaxis in acute necrotizing pancreatitis published in the last decade and update recommendations. DATA SOURCES A search of PubMed (1998-July 2009) was conducted using the terms necrotizing pancreatitis, antibiotics, prophylaxis, and treatment. Clinical studies, meta-analyses, and review articles published in English were included. Additional refe...

Early antibiotic treatment in acute pancreatitis: more news.

Is antibiotic prophylaxis beneficial in acute pancreatitis?--First update.

This Living FRISBEE (Living FRIendly Summary of the Body of Evidence using Epistemonikos) is an update of the summary published in August 2014, based on two systematic reviews appeared in January and February 2015. There is controversy about the effects of prophylactic antibiotics in acute pancreatitis. Searching in Epistemonikos database, which is maintained by screening 30 databases, we ident...

Antibiotic prophylaxis in acute necrotizing pancreatitis: yes or no?

Use of antibiotics in severe acute pancreatitis.

Infectious complications in severe acute pancreatitis are an important problem and determine outcome in patients who survived the first inflammatory hit of the disease. Timely diagnosis of infected pancreatic necrosis is often challenging, but should not delay adequate treatment, which consists of source control and antibiotic treatment. Prophylactic antibiotics are not effective in reducing th...