Gastrointestinal disorders of the critically ill. Shock and acute pancreatitis.
Shock and pancreatitis are closely associated. Shock can be a sequel of severe pancreatitis and systemic shock may induce pancreatitis. This chapter discusses both features with regard to their clinical and pathophysiological characteristics.
Isenmann
Rainer
R
Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University of Ulm, Steinhoevelstrasse 9, Ulm 89075, Germany.
Henne-Bruns
Doris
D
Adler
Guido
G
D000208:Acute Disease; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012769:Shock / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy