This Medudy course is a video tutorial for physicians on the topic of "Antibiotic prophylaxis before ERCP for biliary obstruction". The format used here is a so-called "Journal Club Summary", in which we summarize the latest and most clinically relevant studies for you.
The incidence of post-endoscopic infections after retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) has been reported to be as high as eighteen percent in patients with biliary obstruction. Antibiotic prophylaxis can reduce the risk of infection after ERCP.
However, the clinical benefit of prophylactic antibiotic administration is controversial.
Note: All "speakers" appearing in the Medudy videos are AI-based avatars used to improve the didactics of the videos. The people on whom the avatars are based have explicitly consented to their use. All content is based on high-quality scientific sources and is created and reviewed by the Medudy medical team.
At the end of this training course you will know
- the clinical background and relevance of the research question under investigation
- Study design and methodology of the publication to answer the research question
- the results and key takeaways of the publication
- the conclusion of the publication and possible limitations
