Clinical Pattern and Management of Acute Pancreatitis – Our Experience

Abstract

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory condition of the pancreas that may extend to local and distant extrapancreatic tissues. It is a lifethreatening disease that has many causes, few effective treatments, numerous serious complications, and an often unpredictable course. The objectives of this study are to develop our knowledge about presentation and diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, to assess the patient with acute pancreatitis accurately and to develop a standard management protocol. Methods: This observational study was carried out in Combined

Clinical profile of acute pancreatitis in a teaching hospital

“…Careful and repeated clinical evaluation is clearly of paramount importance in the management of individual patients. 15,18 Early clinical findings have also been reported to have prognostic value. These include age, fever, physical abnormality of the chest, a palpable mass and detectable intraabdominal fluid.…”

A 12-year-old girl presenting with recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting

“…Recurrent intractable pain, insulin resistance, recurrent hypoglycemia, malnutrition, inability to adequately correct micro and macronutrient deficiency, poor drug compliance, misdiagnosis, and late diagnosis are challenges in management. 30 So, early diagnosis and effective treatment can significantly reduce mortality and morbidity.…”

Clinico-pathological Profile and Immediate Hospital Outcome of Acute Pancreatitis

“…Major trauma, sepsis, acute pancreatitis. CRP is of no value in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis but sharply rises in pancreatic necrosis and that is a useful early marker of severity of pancreatitis21 . CRP levels > 150 mg/L at 48 hours predict disease severity.…”