Percutaneous treatment of intrabdominal abscess: urokinase versus saline serum in 100 cases using two surgical scoring systems in a randomized trial.

The purpose of this study was to assess whether regular instillation of urokinase during abscess drainage leads to an improved outcome compared to saline irrigation alone. One hundred patients referred for image-guided abdominal abscess drainage were randomized between thrice daily urokinase instill...

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Published in:European Radiology Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 1772 - 1780
Main Authors: Laborda A, De Gregorio MA, Miguelena JM, Medrano J, Gómez-Arrue J, Serrano C, de Blas I, Gimenez M, D'Agostino H, Laborda, A, De Gregorio, M A, Miguelena, J M, Medrano, J, Gómez-Arrue, J, Serrano, C, de Blas, I, Gimenez, M, D'Agostino, H
Format: clinical trial research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jul2009
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