The document discusses the treatment of acute pancreatitis, which involves general management to rest the pancreas as there is no specific treatment. This includes bed rest, nothing by mouth, IV fluids, and total parenteral nutrition initially. More severe cases are assessed using scoring systems like Ranson's criteria. Antibiotics may be used in severe cases with proven infection. Surgery has little role and is only used to address complications or correct causes like obstruction. The goal of treatment is to prevent recurrence through measures like cholecystectomy and lifestyle changes.
The document discusses acute pancreatitis, including its causes, signs and symptoms, methods of diagnosis, severity scoring systems, and approaches to treatment. It notes that acute pancreatitis can range from mild to severe and sometimes leads to complications like pancreatic pseudocysts or abscesses if not properly treated. Treatment involves pain management, fluid resuscitation, nutritional support, antibiotics if infected, and sometimes surgery for gallstone removal or infected necrosis.
This document discusses the surgical management of acute pancreatitis. There are several indications for surgical intervention including diagnostic uncertainty, non-pancreatic causes like perforated viscus, infected necrosis, severe sterile necrosis, and symptomatic organized pancreatic necrosis. Infected pancreatic necrosis requires surgical debridement to treat as mortality is 100% if left untreated. Severe sterile pancreatic necrosis may also require surgery if the patient deteriorates or develops infection. Surgical procedures discussed include cholecystectomy, ERCP, CBD exploration, pancreaticojejunostomy, pancreatic resection, pancreatic debridement, and drainage of pancreatic abscesses.