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10503142

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-9
pubmed:abstractText
The morbidity and mortality rates of severe acute pancreatitis are related to the degree of pancreatic necrosis that accompanies the attack and to the presence of infection. The decision about whether and when to operate on these patients is often difficult, and it requires mature clinical judgment. Proven infection of pancreatic necrosis is an absolute indication for surgical intervention, at which time surgical doffebridement and drainage should be performed. Most patients with sterile necrosis eventually respond to conservative nonsurgical medical management. In patients who remain critically ill for weeks or whose clinical course deteriorates despite maximal intensive care, surgery may be appropriate. Even when these guidelines are followed, the mortality (15% to 40%) and morbidity (approximately 80%) rates remain high.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0889-8553
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
661-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgical approach in patients with acute pancreatitis. Is infected or sterile necrosis an indication--in whom should this be done, when, and why?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review