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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Peritoneal lavage for severe acute pancreatitis: a systematic review of randomized trials. World J Surg 2010; 34: 2103–2108.

Published: 2nd February 2011

Authors: Z, Petrov MS, Xu J, Shanbhag S, Windsor JA, Pang S. et al.

Conclusion

The study included ten trials that randomized 469 patients. Peritoneal lavage had no effect on mortality (relative risk 0.82, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.32 to 1.79, P=0.69), or complications (1.33, 0.99 to 2.12, P=0.06).

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