What’s new in the management of severe acute pancreatitis?

Yannick Mallédant (1) , Manu L. N. G. Malbrain (2) , Daniel A Reuter (3)

1 Foie, métabolismes et cancer
2 ZNA - Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen
3 UKE - Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf = University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf [Hamburg]

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a leading cause of hospitalization for gastrointestinal disorders [1]. Because of a substantially high mortality of up to 20–30 % in severe cases, early identification of patients who might require transfer to an intensive care unit (ICU) is essential...

Mots clés: Pneumology/Respiratory System; Pediatrics; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Pain Medicine; Anesthesiology; Emergency Medicine

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Yannick Mallédant, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain, Daniel A Reuter. What’s new in the management of severe acute pancreatitis?. Intensive Care Medicine, 2015, 41 (11), pp.1957-1960. ⟨10.1007/s00134-015-3903-1⟩. ⟨hal-01165105⟩