RT Book, Section
A1 Donahue, Timothy R.
A1 Reber, Howard A.
A2 Zinner, Michael J.
A2 Ashley, Stanley W.
SR Print(0)
ID 57020008
T1 Chapter 57. Perspective on Management of Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis
T2 Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 12e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163388-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57020008
RD 2024/04/24
AB In  the  foregoing  chapters,  the  authors  have  comprehensively  reviewed  the  pathophysiology  of  patients  with  severe  acute  pancreatitis  and  the  different  approaches  to  the  diagnosis  and  management  of  the  disease.  The  reviews  are  extensive,  particularly  in  regard  to  various  medical  and  surgical  interventional  techniques.  In  an  effort  to  simplify  the  management  of  these  complex  patients,  we  present  here  our  own  high-yield  approach  using  the  experience  gathered  over  a  25-year  period  at  a  single  center.  This  management  strategy  has  resulted  in  excellent  results  with  morbidity  and  mortality  rates  amongst  the  lowest  reported.1