title: [Monitorering and complications by conservative treatment of severe acute pancreatitis].
abstract: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is associated with a high morbidity and a mortality risk of up to 20%. Although much progress has occurred during the latest couple of years, there are still some major controversies on important issues such as monitoring, fluid therapy, antibiotic treatment, and nutrition. In this article we describe the underlying, pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for organ failure in SAP, and the rationale for monitoring and conservative treatment of SAP.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Afdeling K, Bispebjerg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 København NV, Denmark. srdannovovic@gmail.com
authors.forename: Srdan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novovic
authors.forename: Marie Louise
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Malmstrøm
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Møller Andersen
authors.forename: Lars Nannestad
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: Else
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Philipsen
authors.forename: Palle Nordblad
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Mark Berner
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed