Acute pancreatitis approach
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
Overview
The mainstay of treatment in acute pancreatitis involves pain control, bowel rest (NPO or nothing by mouth), and fluid resuscitation. Assessment of the re-introduction of feeding and nutritional support must be made subsequently based on clinical improvement and imaging findings. Serial cross sectional imaging may be used to determine the need for surgical intervention secondary to complications. Antiobiotics may only be used in cases when infection is suspected or confirmed. Clinicians must note that imaging findings almost always lag the clinical findings. Clinicians must make decisions primarily based on the patient's clinical condition. Cross-sectional imaging modalities may shed light to the local complications associated with acute pancreatitis and minimally invasive surgery may be performed to manage some complications (e.g. pancreatic necrosis).
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