Treatment for Infected Pancreatic Necrosis Should be Delayed, Possibly Avoiding an Open Surgical Approach

Objective: To evaluate all invasive treatments for suspected IPN. Summary of Background Data: The optimal invasive treatment for suspected IPN remains unclear. Methods: A systematic search of randomized clinical trials comparing at least 2 invasive strategies for the treatment of suspected IPN was carried out. A frequentist random-effects network meta-analysis was made reporting the surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA). The primary...