Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2017; 23(16): 2826-2831
Published online Apr 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i16.2826
Table 2 Prophylactic administration of antibiotics within 24 h n (%)
2003 survey2007 survey2011 surveyP value
Antibiotics (Total AP)
Carbapenem280 (27.7)327 (32.5)689 (36.9)< 0.00011
Cephem270 (26.7)264 (26.2)485 (26.0)
Cephem/β-lactamase inhibitor combination429 (42.4)390 (38.8)641 (34.4)
Others33 (3.2)25 (2.5)51 (2.7)
Antibiotics (Severe AP)
Carbapenem86 (41.2)107 (52.2)286 (67.3)< 0.00011
Cephem54 (25.8)36 (17.6)48 (11.3)
Cephem/β-lactamase inhibitor combination62 (29.7)57 (27.8)80 (18.8)
Others7 (3.3)5 (2.4)11 (2.6)