title: The intensive care of acute pancreatitis.
abstract: The results of medical and surgical treatment of 115 cases of acute pancreatitis treated in the surgical intensive care unit over a period of 8 years are reviewed. The death rate from acute pancreatitis fell during the period of study in the intensive care unit from 42.6% between 1969 and 1973, when drainage was used, to 22.9% between 1974 and 1976 when resection was performed, and in hospital from 8.2% to 5.8% respectively. The results improved as a consequence of adequate treatment of shock, complete intravenous feeding, accurate timing of surgery and the successful choice of operative procedures.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012769:Shock / Q000628:therapy