Management of acute pancreatitis in clinical practice

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 635-642

  Uomo, G ^a   Pezzilli, R ^a   Cavallini, G ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Prognosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; APROTININ; ATROPINE; CALCITONIN; CEFUROXIME; DEXTRAN; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; GABEXATE; GELATIN; GLUCAGON; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMIPENEM; LEXIPAFANT; OCTREOTIDE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE INHIBITOR; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; PROCAINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SOMATOSTATIN; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR ANTAGONIST;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; COLLOID; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTESTINE NECROSIS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032750703     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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