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Table 2 Histological parameters at 72 hours

From: Prophylactic antibiotic treatment is superior to therapy on-demand in experimental necrotising pancreatitis

Feature

Pancreatitis (no therapy)

Mean (range)

(n = 8)

On-demand therapy

Mean (range)

(n = 8)

Prophylactic therapy

Mean (range)

(n = 8)

Oedema

1.63 (1.5 to 2)

1.56 (1 to 2)

1.13 (0.5 to 1.5)*

Inflammation

2.56 (2 to 3)

2.63 (2.5 to 3)

2.44 (1.5 to 3)

Necrosis

2.31 (2 to 3)

2.44 (1.5 to 3)

2.31 (1.5 to 3)

  1. Histological score 0 (no injury) to 3 (severe injury) [26]; *p < 0.05 (prophylactic therapy versus pancreatitis)
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