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==Overview== | |||
Primary prevention against the development of acute pancreatitis includes avoiding [[aspirin]] in children and [[alcohol abuse]], as well as [[genetic counseling]], [[immunization]] and proper safety precautions to avoid [[abdominal trauma]]. | |||
==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Primary prevention against the development of acute pancreatitis includes avoiding aspirin in children and alcohol abuse, as well as genetic counseling, immunization and proper safety precautions to avoid abdominal trauma.
Primary Prevention
To protect against acute pancreatitis, the best way preventing the disorders that cause it:
- Avoiding aspirin when treating a fever in children, especially if they may have a viral illness, to reduce the risk of Reye syndrome.
- Do not abuse alcohol.
- Genetic counseling - if family or personal history of cystic fibrosis is present.
- Immunizing children against mumps and other childhood illnesses
- Using proper safety precautions to avoid abdominal trauma.