Open AccessThe effect of a preoperative biliary prosthesis on the infectious complications of the pancreaticoduodenectomy
Author(s) -
Pablo Acedo,
C. Zazpe Ripa,
Inés Eguaras Córdoba,
Javier Herrera Cabezón,
Antonio Tarifa Castilla,
Bruno Camarero Triana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2019.6228/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , cefoxitin , perioperative , pancreaticoduodenectomy , sepsis , antibiotic prophylaxis , antibiotics , retrospective cohort study , surgery , gastroenterology , pancreas , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics
there is controversy about the effect of a preoperative biliary prosthesis (PBP) on complications of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). There are no recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis in these patients. The objective of the study was to analyze the association of PBP, bacteriology and the development of complications after PD.