Severe acute pancreatitis: Advances and insights in assessment of severity and management

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 541-551

  Brisinda, Giuseppe ^a   Vanella, Serafino ^a   Crocco, Anna ^a   Mazzari, Andrea ^a   Tomaiuolo, Pasquina ^a   Santullo, Francesco ^a   Grossi, Ugo ^a   Crucitti, Antonio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding; Fluid replacement; Multiorgan failure syndrome; Multiparametric scores; Severe acute pancreatitis; Surgical and interventional debridement

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREATITIS; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960091090     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328346e21e     Document Type: Article

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