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Duration of antibiotic treatment after endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of walled-off pancreatic necrosis not affecting outcomes.

Nadav SaharRichard A KozarekZaheer S KanjiShingo ChiharaSeng Ian GanMichael GluckMichael LarsenAndrew S RossShayan Irani
Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2018)
Longer course of antibiotics seems to have similar outcomes compared with shorter courses in patients with WON treated with DMD. Prolonged-course therapy may predispose to secondary infections like C. difficile colitis. A randomized controlled trial is needed to evaluate the role and duration of peri-procedural antibiotics after drainage of sterile WON.
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