Association of bacteria in pancreatic fistula fluid with complications after pancreatic surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pancreatic fistula (PF) is a common complication after pancreatic surgery. It is unclear how microbes in PF fluid affect outcomes and which microbes are present after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and distal pancreatectomy (DP). The aim of this study was to compare the microbiological spectrum of PF fluid after PD versus DP, and its association with postoperative complications.

Methods

Bacterial strains and antibiotic resistance rates of bacterial swabs obtained from the PF fluid of patients who underwent DP or PD were analysed. Cultured bacteria were classified as Enterobacterales and as 'other intestinal and non-intestinal microorganisms' based on whether they are typically part of the normal human intestinal flora.

Results

A total of 847 patients had a panc

SUBMITTER: Demir E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260411 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature