Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
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Our group previously reported that organ failure and mortality in necrotizing pancreatitis (NP) are not different between patients with infected and sterile necrosis. Since that report, management of this disease has evolved to include image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) to improve morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the effect of PCD on mortality in NP. ⋯ The use of PCD did not improve the mortality of NP among patients with organ failure.