Within the past 5 years, no fewer than 6 guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis
have appeared in the literature, including the current submission from the International …

Methods 159 patients were included into the study. The patients were classified according to
revised Atlanta criteria and the subgroups evaluated according to mortality, length of …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute pancreatitis is a common disorder in medical practice. In
recent times, management has changed drastically with majority of decisions like …

Context Organ failure is a major determinant of mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis.
These patients usually require admission to high dependency or intensive care units and …

Objective To provide guidelines for the management of the intensive care patient with
severe acute pancreatitis. Design A consensus committee of 22 experts was convened. A …

Background: Implementation of guidelines for the therapy of acute pancreatitis (eg those of
the International Association of Pancreatology, IAP) into clinical practice has been assumed …

METHODS: A multidisciplinary expert panel composed of physicians (gastroenterologists,
hospitalists, and surgeons) who are acknowledged leaders in their specialties and who …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) and recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) are conditions, whose
incidence is apparently on the rise. Despite the ever-increasing evidence regarding the …

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory condition usually caused by alcohol
or gallstones. Our goal was to prospectively compare the diagnostic efficacy of the Acute …

Introduction Clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis
(CPGDTAP) have been designed in an effort to reduce the morbidity and mortality of that …