Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), a serious inflammatory disease of the pancreas, can easily
lead to systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and multiple organ dysfunction …

Damage control resuscitation may lead to postoperative intra-abdominal hypertension or
abdominal compartment syndrome. These conditions may result in a vicious, self …

Objective In patients with pancreatitis, early persisting organ failure is believed to be the
most important cause of mortality. This study investigates the relation between the timing …

Background and objective The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis enabled
standardised reporting of research and aided communication between clinicians …

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), which is the most serious type of this disorder, is
associated with high morbidity and mortality. SAP runs a biphasic course. During the first 1-2 …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Treatment of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis has become
more conservative and less invasive, but there are few data from prospective studies to …

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 …

Objectives To assess the influence of infection on mortality in necrotizing pancreatitis.
Methods Eligible prospective and retrospective studies were identified through manual and …

Background Early enteral feeding through a nasoenteric feeding tube is often used in
patients with severe acute pancreatitis to prevent gut-derived infections, but evidence to …

Background The gut is implicated in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP) and the
infectious complications of AP are commonly associated with enteric bacteria, yet whether …