Short-term antibiotic therapy for acute cholangitis after successful endoscopic biliary drainage

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• Conditions: Acute cholangitis

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000001705
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-02-13
• Study Completion: 2009-09-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1)Patients with the most severe cholangitis requiring catecholamine administration, mechanical ventilation management, or hemodialysis 2)Patients with acute pancreatitis 3)Patients with other active concomitant infections 4)Patients without adequate drainage due to remaining biliary strictures 5)Patients who have undergone biliary stenting or percutaneous biliary drainage 6)Patients with sclerosing cholangitis 7)Patients with previous choledochojejunostomy 8)Patients with previous heart valve replacement 9)Patients with severe cardiovascular disease 10)Patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis 11)Patients with previous history of antibiotic hypersensitivity 12)Patients receiving chemotherapy 13)Patients receiving steroid or immunosuppressive agent 14)Patients who have received antibiotics within 4 weeks before the pre-observation period 15)Inappropriate patients for entry on this study by the judgement of the investigators

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified