Acute pancreatitis: problems in adherence to guidelines.
Although evidence-based guidelines on managing acute pancreatitis are available, many physicians are not following them. The authors identify and discuss several problems in adherence to guidelines on testing, imaging, and treatment.
Stevens
Tyler
T
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. stevent@ccf.org
Parsi
Mansour A
MA
Walsh
R Matthew
RM
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods; D010186:Pancreatic Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents