Table 2.
Therapeutic outcomes
Case No. | No. of endoclip | Antibiotics (d) | PPI | Gastric drainage | Biliary drainage | Start diet/hospital stay (d) | Mortality or Cx. |
Case 1 | 8 | 3rd generation cephalosporin/metronidazole (7/5) | Pantoprazole 40 mg IV | - | PTBD | 6/12 | - |
Case 2 | 5 | 3rd generation cephalosporin/metronidazole (7/3) | Pantoprazole 40 mg IV | - | PTBD, PTCS | 7/10 | - |
Case 3 | 4 | 3rd generation cephalosporin/metronidazole (8/5) | Pantoprazole 40 mg IV | - | PTBD | 8/10 | - |
Case 4 | 5 | 3rd generation cephalosporin/metronidazole (14/7) | Pantoprazole 40 mg IV | - | PTBD | 4/27 | - |
PPI: Proton pump inhibitor; PTBD: Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage; PTCS: Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy.