OBJECTIVE The effect of prophylactic antibiotic treatment on infection and survival of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term efficacy of prophylactic antibiotic treatment for ANP. MATERIAL AND METHODS Searches were carried out of electronic databases including Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, the Scie...

Effective prophylactic antibiotic agents are active against most but not all potential pathogens, which usually are endogenous flora. The goal of antibiotic prophylaxis is to prevent infection, not to cure or treat disease. In contrast to the therapeutic use of antibiotics, prophylaxis must be administered before the potential exposure, and usually for a short duration (less than 24 hours). The...

Background: Treating a chronic disease such as hemophilia is to improve the symptoms and quality of life (QOL) of the patients. This study aimed to study the quality of life among hemophilic children and compare the quality of life between patients receiving prophylactic or on demand treatments. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-comparative study, we enrolled 60 patients from three ...

BACKGROUND The prophylactic removal of asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth is defined as the (surgical) removal of wisdom teeth in the absence of local disease. Impacted wisdom teeth may be associated with pathological changes, such as inflammation of the gums around the tooth, root resorption, gum and alveolar bone disease, damage to the adjacent teeth and the development of cysts and tumours. ...

Endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVL) is an effective procedure to control and prevent variceal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis, but it can be complicated by bleeding from post-EVL ulcers. Several studies have reported that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) decrease the size of post-EVL ulcers. However, evidence are limited as to whether PPIs actually reduce the risk of bleeding after E...

Habel, A. H., Sandor, G. S., Conn, N. K., and McCrae, W. M. (1972). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 47, 401. Premature rupture of membranes and effects of prophylactic antibiotics. A series of 100 infants born after prolonged rupture of membranes was studied to evaluate the risk of infection to the infant due to this circumstance alone, and to assess the effect of prophylactic antibiotics in ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate prophylactic treatment effects in Korean patients with severe hemophilia A. METHODS A prospective study of 32 severe hemophilia A patients was conducted with the approval of the Institutional Review Board at the Eulji University Hospital. Two patients received primary prophylaxis; whereas, the other 30 patients were divided into 2 groups-second...

Prophylactic use of hypervolemia and hypertension is believed to present an option to decrease the incidence of symptomatic vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and improve neurologic outcome. A Medline literature search was conducted to review available evidence regarding volume management after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Quality of selected studies was evaluated, using the standar...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of combined prophylactic ramosetron and total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia without prophylactic antiemetics, in female patients undergoing thyroidectomy. METHODS Female patients were randomized between the sevoflurane group (anaesthesia maintained with sevoflurane) or TIVA ...