Joshua A Greenberg, Jonathan Hsu, Mohammad Bawazeer, John Marshall, Jan O Friedrich, Avery Nathens, Natalie Coburn, Gary R May, Emily Pearsall, Robin S McLeod
There has been an increase in the incidence of acute pancreatitis reported worldwide. Despite improvements in access to care, imaging and interventional techniques, acute pancreatitis continues to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis, recent studies auditing the clinical management of the condition have shown important areas of noncompliance with evidence-based recommendations. This underscores the importance of creating understandable and implementable recommendations for the diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis...
April 2016: Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie