Zhu YM, Lin S, Dang XW, Wang M, Li L, Sun RQ, Chen XY. Effects of probiotics in treatment of severe acute pancreatitis.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2014;
22:5013-5017. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v22.i32.5013]
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Abstract
AIM: To investigate the effects of probiotics in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).
METHODS: Thirty-nine SAP patients were randomly divided into two groups: a control group and a treatment group. The treatment group was given probiotics through the nasointestinal feeding tube, and the control group was given placebo (starch preparations). Infectious complications (including infected necrosis of the pancreas, pneumonia, urosepsis and bacteraemia), duration of intensive care, and rates of percutaneous drainage, intestinal ischemia and necrosis were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS: There was no significant difference (P > 0.05) in infectious complications, duration of intensive care or the rate of percutaneous drainage between the two groups, but the rate of intestinal ischemia and necrosis was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group.
CONCLUSION: Using probiotics does not reduce infectious complications, shorten the duration of intensive care, or reduce the rate of percutaneous drainage in patients with SAP, but increase the rate of intestinal ischemia and necrosis.
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