Journal article
Meta‐analysis: peri‐operative anti‐TNFα treatment and post‐operative complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The impact of peri-operative use of TNFα antagonists on post-operative complications such as infection and wound healing is controversial.
AIM: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the impact of peri-operative use of TNFα antagonists on post-operative complications such as infection and wound healing in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Authors
Narula N; Charleton D; Marshall JK
Journal
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Vol. 37, No. 11, pp. 1057–1064
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2013
DOI
10.1111/apt.12313
ISSN
0269-2813