2023
DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003935
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Prophylactic Antibiotics to Prevent Cholangitis in Children with Biliary Atresia After Kasai Portoenterostomy: A Meta-Analysis

Fatima Safira Alatas,
Glen Lazarus,
Michelle Clarissa Junaidi
et al.

Abstract: Objectives: A connection between the bowel and bile ducts after the Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) procedure poses a risk of ascending cholangitis. There were only a few evidence-based consensuses on the benefits of prophylactic antibiotics. This study aims to assess the value of prophylactic antibiotics in reducing the risk of cholangitis following the Kasai HPE procedure. Methods: Meta-analysis is performed using random-effects model from the sear… Show more

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