Early infection is an independent risk factor for increased mortality in patients with culture-confirmed infected pancreatic necrosis

Mortality in infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is dynamic over the course of the disease, with type and timing of interventions as well as persistent organ failure being key determinants. The timing of infection onset and how it pertains to mortality is not well defined.To determine the association between mortality and the development of early IPN.International multicenter retrospective cohort study of patients with IPN, confirmed by a...