| Theme |
A Trend in the Practice of Pancreatitis |
| Title |
Interpretation of Consensus of Primary Care in Acute Pancreatitis Revised in 2008 |
| Author |
Tetsuhide Ito |
Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University |
| Author |
Hisato Igarashi |
Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University |
| Author |
Yasuyuki Kihara |
Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, University of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Author |
Makoto Otsuki |
Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, University of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| [ Summary ] |
The management of patients with acute pancreatitis is complicated by an unpredictable outcome. Many patients initially identified as having mild disease progress to severe disease indolently over the initial 48 h. Consensus of primary care in acute pancreatitis published by Research Committee of Intractable Diseases of the Pancreas supported by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is the consensus of experts in pancreatitis in Japan and focuses on the practical aspects in the early management of patients with acute pancreatitis and decisions needed within the first 48 h of care and has been revised in 2008 with the revise of the diagnostic criteria for severity assessment of acute pancreatitis in Japan. This consensus guideline on acute pancreatitis is intended for general clinicians in primary care and emergency patients, and specialists in gastrointestinal diseases who do not have expertise in pancreatitis. In the present paper, we made a brief interpretation of consensus of primary care in acute pancreatitis revised in 2008. |