Early or Delayed Catheter Drainage for Cases of Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis?

Abstract

International guidelines recommend delaying catheter drainage in cases of infected necrotizing pancreatitis until the affected tissue is encapsulated. However, there is no clear evidence that earlier catheter drainage would improve the outcomes of this potentially lethal condition.

We summarize the @GIJournal discussion held on March 6, 2022, during which we discussed the article by Boxhoorn et al. titled Immediate versus postponed intervention for infected necrotizing pancreatitis¹. The session was moderated by Dr. Vaibhav Wadhwa (VW [@vaibhav_manu]) and the key findings were critically reviewed by Dr. Neil R. Sharma (NS [@neilRsharmaMD]).