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Immediate vs. Postponed Drainage in INP by Harsha Vardhan is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This randomized controlled trial compared immediate catheter drainage versus postponed catheter drainage in 104 patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis. The primary outcome was the Comprehensive Complication Index score, which was not statistically different between the two groups. Secondary outcomes like mortality and major complications also did not differ significantly. However, the postponed drainage strategy resulted in fewer interventions and over one-third of patients avoided drainage with an

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Harsha Vardhan

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