Serum amylase remains the most commonly used biochemical marker for the diagnosis of
acute pancreatitis, but its sensitivity can be reduced by late presentation …

The spectrum of acute pancreatitis can range from mild and self-limited to severe and fatal. A
number of aspects of the condition remain poorly understood or controversial, although …

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

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Aggressive fluid resuscitation is recommended for initial
management of acute pancreatitis. We performed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate …

Background Objective assessment of acute pancreatitis (AP) is critical to help guide
resuscitation efforts. Herein we (1) validate serial blood urea nitrogen (BUN) measurement …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Routine laboratory tests that reflect intravascular volume status can
play an important role in the early assessment of acute pancreatitis (AP). The objective of …

Objective: To introduce a new scoring system based on signs of systemic inflammation on
computed tomography (CT)[ExtraPancreatic Inflammation on CT (EPIC) score] and evaluate …

重症急性胰腺炎是一种起病急, 进展快, 并发症多, 病死率高的急腹症. 常常由于并发多器官功能
障碍综合征而造成患者死亡, 病死率国外近期报道仍高达22.7%, 我国报道21 …

Background and Aims. This study evaluated the prognostic accuracy of BUN for severe
acute pancreatitis (SAP) and in‐hospital mortality (IHM) in terms of the best timing for BUN …

OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of type of fluid (Normal Saline
solution: NSS or Lactated Ringer's solution: LRS) to be selected in fluid replacement in …