Common Practice of Percutaneous Drainage in Necrotising Pancreatitis-A Multicentre Retrospective Study (DRACULA).

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Acute necrotising pancreatitis carries high mortality, especially if infected necrosis occurs. While percutaneous drainage may be required when internal drainage is not feasible, reliable guidelines for managing percutaneous drains are lacking. This study aimed to assess the common practice of percutaneous drainage therapy for infected pancreatic necrosis.

Methods

This retrospective study among 29 tertiary care centres included all patients hospitalised for necrotising acute pancreatitis from 01/2016 until 12/2022 with at least one percutaneous drain. The length of hospital stay was the primary endpoint, with mortality as the secondary endpoint. Between-group comparisons were conducted using the ratio of restricted mean survival time (RMST) after adjustin

SUBMITTER: Vornhulz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704573 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature