Brett M Tracy, Cameron W Paterson, Denise M Torres, Katelyn Young, Jonathan M Saxe, Daniel P Kinstedt, Martin D Zielinski, Maraya Camazine, D Dante Yeh, Rondi B Gelbard
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial guidance for common bile duct (CBD) stones is limited. We sought to examine the effect of antibiotic duration on infectious complications in patients with choledocholithiasis and/or gallstone pancreatitis. METHODS: We performed a post hoc analysis of a prospective, observational, multicenter study of patients undergoing same admission cholecystectomy for choledocholithiasis and gallstone pancreatitis between 2016 and 2019. We excluded patients with cholangitis and/or cholecystitis...
July 1, 2021: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery