Diagnosis and early management of acute pancreatitis
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in Hospital Medicine
- Vol. 64 (3), 150-155
- https://doi.org/10.12968/hosp.2003.64.3.1797
Abstract
Acute pancreatitis is a common emergency with the potential for significant complications. Despite advances in the understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms of acute pancreatitis and the completion of a number of randomized trials studying specific therapies, the early management of patients remains supportive.Keywords
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