Effectiveness of Prophylactic Use of Carbapenems for Severe Acute Pancreatitis ：A Meta-analysis / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE： To systematically evaluate effectiveness of prophylactic application of carbapenems for severe acute pancreatitis （SAP）， and to provide evidence-based reference in clinic. METHODS： Retrieved from PubMed， Embase， Medline， Cochrane Library， CNKI and VIP database，randomized controlled trials （RCTs） about effectiveness of prophylactic application of carbapenems （trial group） versus placebo or non-prophylactic use of antibiotics （control group） for SAP were included， and the retrieval time was from establishment to Dec. 2018. After extracting data from clinical studies that met the inclusion criteria， methodological quality of included studies were evaluated by using Cochrane bias risk assessment tool 5.1.0 and modified Jadad scoring scale， and Meta-analysis was performed for pancreatic infection rate， extrapancreatic infection rate， surgical intervention rate and mortality rate by using Rev Man 5.3 statistical software. RESULTS： A total of 8 RCTs were included， involving 544 patients. Meta-analysis showed that there was no statistical significance in the pancreatic infection rate [RR＝0.84， 95％CI （0.58， 1.22）， P＝0.36]， extra-pancreatic infection rate [RR＝0.76， 95％CI （0.43， 1.35）， P＝0.35] and surgical intervention rate [RR＝0.93， 95％CI （0.65， 1.32）， P＝0.68] or mortality rate [RR＝0.99， 95％CI（0.59，1.65）， P＝0.97] between 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS： The prophylactic use of carbapenems can not reduce pancreatic or extra-pancreatic infection rate， surgical intervention rate and mortality rate.