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Management

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Signs & symptoms: severe abdominal pain, breathing difficulty, hypotension, vomiting, fever, cullen's sign, grey turner sign

Check labs - serum amylase, serum lipase, serum triglycerides, abdominal USG, CBC, CECT, MRI

Diagnostic criteria: Any 2 out of 3 Abdominal pain consistent with disease serum amylase or lipase values > 3 times normal consistent findings from abdominal imaging

Acute Pancreatitis

Assess hemodynamic status

Unstable

Stable

Risk stratification

Lower risk*

Higher risk**

General medical ward

ICU

Initiate supportive care Aggressive fluid resuscitation with 250-500 mlRingers Lactate per hr during first 12-24 hours In sever cases give fluid bolus Mild cases - oral liquid feeds In moderate to severe cases enteral feeds, nasogastric or nasojejunal feeds are acceptable

CT scan

Provide adequate analgesia

Pancreatic necrosis

Stones?

Other causes, treat as per cause

No

Yes

Surgical consult Emergency cholecystectomy or ERCP within 24 Hrs of admission

Assess in 1 week

SIRS/Organ failure?

Tolerating oral feeds

Not tolerating oral feed

If yes, surgical consultation Think about CT guided percutaneous aspiration & culture

Recovery

Add nutritional support Consider CT scan

Lack of improvement/Worsening of clinical status