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1/ It's #EBGI Tweetorial 🧵 w/ @aileenbui!

“Drainage for Infected Pancreatic Necrosis – Earlier Is Not Better"

📜 Summary: bit.ly/3kONaEQ
📰 in @NEJM: bit.ly/3MWe4X5

@SunilAminMD @KumarShria
@MarcBesselink @pancreatitis_nl
#GITwitter #MedTwitter
2/ Let’s start with a poll:

40 yo 🙎🏻‍♂️ w/ worsening signs of sepsis 14 days after initial dx of acute pancreatitis. CT A/P w/ gas in the area of pancreatic necrosis.

What do you do?
3/ Importance

🔸1/3 of pancreatic necrosis ➡️ infected (after ~10 days)
🔸Infection 🦠 ➡️ 20-30% mortality
🔸Management is usually step⬆️, see 👇
🔸But, the timing of catheter drainage is unclear
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