Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis
Transarterial therapies, either alone or in conjunction with adjuvant therapies, have been demonstrated to improve survival rates in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although generally well tolerated and widely used for more than two decades, transarterial procedures have been reported...
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| description | Transarterial therapies, either alone or in conjunction with adjuvant therapies, have been demonstrated to improve survival rates in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although generally well tolerated and widely used for more than two decades, transarterial procedures have been reported to be associated with several infectious complications when performed in patients with HCC. However, the question of whether antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary for patients undergoing transarterial procedures for HCC remains controversial. Accordingly, this meta-analysis examined clinical trial evidence regarding the effects of prophylactic antibiotic therapy versus no prophylactic treatment with respect to infectious complications in patients undergoing transarterial therapy for HCC. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2cce43e4108e4eb99aefbf7a8e3b865b2025-02-03T01:09:23ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002012-01-01262859110.1155/2012/375956Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-AnalysisJun Wang0Xiao Dong He1You Cheng Zhang2Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, ChinaTransarterial therapies, either alone or in conjunction with adjuvant therapies, have been demonstrated to improve survival rates in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although generally well tolerated and widely used for more than two decades, transarterial procedures have been reported to be associated with several infectious complications when performed in patients with HCC. However, the question of whether antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary for patients undergoing transarterial procedures for HCC remains controversial. Accordingly, this meta-analysis examined clinical trial evidence regarding the effects of prophylactic antibiotic therapy versus no prophylactic treatment with respect to infectious complications in patients undergoing transarterial therapy for HCC.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/375956 |
| spellingShingle | Jun Wang Xiao Dong He You Cheng Zhang Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | antibiotic prophylaxis in transarterial therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma a meta analysis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/375956 |
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