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Management of Acute Pancreatitis in the Early Stage.

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a potential fatal disease with an overall mortality around 5%. The current treatment for AP relies on supportive medical therapy, sometimes associated with endoscopic procedures and/or surgical interventions. In this review we discuss the recent concepts regarding the fluid therapy, pain management, antibiotic prophylaxis, apheresis for hypertriglyceridemia-induced AP, timing and indications for ERCP and cholecystectomy in biliary AP. For each component, the importance and the impact of early phase treatment is presented in terms of benefits and risks.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Narcis Octavian Zarnescu, Sorin Traian Barbu, Eugenia Claudia Zarnescu Vasiliu, Radu Costea, Stefan Neagu

Institutions: Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Language: English

Topic: Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2982099974

FWCI: 0.638

Cites: 63

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10