Pancreatitis Preface Introduction Epidemiology of acute pancreatitis The variable and unpredictable course of acute pancreatitis How To Recognise The At Risk Patient Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis Early assessment of severity Aetiological assessment Ongoing assessment Management Of Severe Acute Pancreatitis Initial management Late management General intensive care Specific therapeutic modalities Indications for surgery Feeding The Patient With Acute Pancreatitis Artificial nutrition Why? Nutritional therapy How, what and when Complications of nutritional therapy How To Identify and Manage Local Complications Of Acute Pancreatitis Pathophysiology of regional necrosis Pancreatic infection Haemorrhage and perforation Pseudocysts and pancreatic fistulas Conclusion Pancreatitis Severe Acute Pancreatitis Table of contents: Preface Pancreatitis Preface Introduction Epidemiology of acute pancreatitis The variable and unpredictable course of acute pancreatitis How To Recognise The At Risk Patient Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis Early assessment of severity Aetiological assessment Ongoing assessment Management Of Severe Acute Pancreatitis Initial management Late management General intensive care Specific therapeutic modalities Indications for surgery Feeding The Patient With Acute Pancreatitis Artificial nutrition Why? Nutritional therapy How, what and when Complications of nutritional therapy How To Identify and Manage Local Complications Of Acute Pancreatitis Pathophysiology of regional necrosis Pancreatic infection Haemorrhage and perforation Pseudocysts and pancreatic fistulas Conclusion Pancreatitis
