Low-dose heparin in the prevention of post endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Li, G Cao, X Chen, T Wu - European journal of gastroenterology …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
One of the most frequent and serious complications of endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the preventive effect of low-dose heparin (unfractionated or low-molecular-weight
heparin) on post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) and its side-effects by a systematic review and
meta-analysis of clinical trials. Searching PubMed and EMBASE, up to August 2011, two
independent reviewers systematically identified prospective clinical trials detecting the effect …