• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Treatment for Infected Pancreatic Necrosis Should be Delayed, Possibly Avoiding an Open Surgical Approach : A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis : A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
  • Contributor: Ricci, Claudio; Pagano, Nico; Ingaldi, Carlo; Frazzoni, Leonardo; Migliori, Marina; Alberici, Laura; Minni, Francesco; Casadei, Riccardo
  • imprint: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2021
  • Published in: Annals of Surgery
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003767
  • ISSN: 0003-4932; 1528-1140
  • Keywords: Surgery
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  • Description: <jats:sec> <jats:title>Objective:</jats:title> <jats:p>To evaluate all invasive treatments for suspected IPN.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Summary of Background Data:</jats:title> <jats:p>The optimal invasive treatment for suspected IPN remains unclear.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Methods:</jats:title> <jats:p>A systematic search of randomized clinical trials comparing at least 2 invasive strategies for the treatment of suspected IPN was carried out. A frequentist random-effects network meta-analysis was made reporting the surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA). The primary endpoint regarded both the in-hospital mortality and major morbidity rates. The secondary endpoints were mortality, length of stay, intensive care unit stay, the pancreatic fistula rate, and exocrine and endocrine insufficiency.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Results:</jats:title> <jats:p>Seven studies were included, involving 400 patients clustered as following: 64 (16%) in early surgical debridement (ED); 27 (6.7%) in peritoneal lavage (PL); 45 (11.3%) in delayed surgical debridement (DD), 169 (42.3%) in the step-up approach with minimally invasive debridement (SUA-DD) and 95 (23.7%) with endoscopic debridement (SUA-EnD). The step-up approach with endoscopic debridement had the highest probability of being the safest approach (SUCRA 87.1%), followed by SUA-DD (SUCRA 59.5%); DD, ED, and PL had the lowest probability of being safe (SUCRA values 27.6%, 31.4%, and 44.4%, respectively). Analysis of the secondary endpoints confirmed the superiority of SUA-EnD regarding length of stay, intensive care unit stay, pancreatic fistula rate, and new-onset diabetes. The SUA approaches are similar regarding exocrine function. Mortality was reduced by any delayed approaches (DD, SUA-DD, or SUA-EnD).</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusions:</jats:title> <jats:p>The first choice for suspected IPN seemed to be SUA-EnD. An alternative could be SUA-DD. PL, ED, and DD should be avoided.</jats:p> </jats:sec>