Editorial
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2007; 13(38): 5043-5051
Published online Oct 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i38.5043
Table 7 Severe acute pancreatitis-antibiotic prophylaxis is inefficient in severe acute pancreatitis; results of two randomized controlled double-blind multicentric trials
Isenmann[79]
Dellinger[80]
2004P value2005P value
Patients (n)114100
Treatment (n)14840
Placebo (n)4140
Infection of necrosis
Treatment12%1NS23%2NS
Placebo14%115%2
Need for surgery
Treatment17%1NS23%2NS
Placebo11%124%2
Hospital mortality
Treatment12%1NS20%2NS
Placebo9%118%2