title: [Acute pancreatitis].
abstract: Acute pancreatitis is a potentially fatal disease with individually differing expression of systemic involvement. For this reason early diagnosis with subsequent risk stratification is essential in the clinical management of this frequent gastroenterological disorder. Severe forms of acute pancreatitis occur in approximately 20 % of cases often requiring intensive care monitoring and interdisciplinary therapeutic approaches. In the acute phase adequate fluid replacement and sufficient analgesic therapy is of major therapeutic importance. Concerning the administration of antibiotics and the nutritional support of patients with acute pancreatitis a change in paradigms could be observed in recent years. Furthermore, endoscopic, radiological or surgical interventions can be necessary depending on the severity of the disease and potential complications.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Standort Gießen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392, Gießen, Deutschland, Matthias.Hecker@innere.med.uni-giessen.de.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hecker
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Askevold
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Weigand
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Krombach
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Padberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hecker
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D004724:Endoscopy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents