Acute pancreatitis is a frequently devastating pancreatic inflammation that has been
associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization costs. 1 The incidence of …

Acute pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization for gastrointestinal disorders in the
United States. As rates of hospitalization for acute pancreatitis continue to increase, so does …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) was the third most common gastrointestinal diagnosis in 2012,
resulting in approximately 275,000 admissions and costing about $2.6 billion. 1, 2 It is also …

(AGA) on the initial management of acute pancreatitis (AP). The guideline was developed by
the AGA's Clinical Practice Guideline Committee and approved by the AGA Governing …

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological
Association (AGA) Institute on “Management of Acute Pancreatitis.” It was approved by the …

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the pancreas which can lead to a
systemic inflammatory response syndrome with significant morbidity and mortality in 20% of …

Recent national survey data indicate a rising incidence of acute pancreatitis in the United
States, attributed primarily to a rise in biliary pancreatitis. At present, there are more than …

Advances in acute pancreatitis : Current Opinion in Critical Care Advances in acute pancreatitis :
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Acute pancreatitis may vary in severity, from mild, self-limiting pancreatic inflammation to
pancreatic necrosis with life-threatening sequelae. In the majority of the more than 185,000 …

This guideline presents recommendations for the management of patients with acute
pancreatitis (AP). During the past decade, there have been new understandings and …