Efficacy and safety of abdominal paracentesis drainage on patients with acute pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of abdominal paracentesis drainage (APD) in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) when compared with conventional 'step-up' strategy based on percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD).

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE (OVID), China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wanfang Database were electronically searched to collect cohort studies and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) from inception to 25 July 2020. Studies related to comparing APD with conventional 'step-up' strategy based on PCD were included.

Outcomes

The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. The secondary outcomes were the rate of organ dysfunction, inf

SUBMITTER: Lu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8354272 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature