Systematic Review with Trial Sequential Analysis of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Acute Pancreatitis

• Main Authors: Goran Poropat (Author), Karla Goričanec (Author), Alojzije Lacković (Author), Andrea Kresović (Author), Antun Lončarić (Author), Martina Marušić (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Objectives: Prophylactic antibiotics (PAB) are being still widely used for treatment of acute pancreatitis (AP) despite trials showing no firm evidence of efficacy. We aimed to evaluate effects of PAB for AP in a meta-analysis and the need for further research by trial sequential analysis...