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Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Elective ERCP Does Not Alter Cholangitis Rates or Shorten Hospital Stay: Results of an Observational Prospective Study of 138 Consecutive ERCPS
2014
MAEDICA – a Journal of Clinical Medicine
The role of prophylactic antibiotherapy prior to elective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is unclear. We aimed to determine whether patients receiving systemic antibiotics prior to ERCP had lower morbidity and mortality rates as well as shorter hospitalization compared to patients who did not receive antibiotic prophylaxis. We conducted a prospective study of all patients undergoing ERCP in our unit. Antibiotic use, postERCP cholangitis rates, 30-day mortality and hospital
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