Management of children with acute pancreatitis: An intensivist perspective

Management of children with acute pancreatitis: An intensivist perspective

The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) in children is slowly increasing. Etiological pattern of AP in children is varied and unlike adults; it mainly includes trauma, infection, medications and idiopathic causes. AP is characterised by severe abdominal pain, 3 fold elevation in amylase and/or lipa...

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Main Authors: Maninder Singh Dhaliwal, Veena Raghunathan, Deepak Goyal, Shaun Siong Chung Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
Subjects:
acute pancreatitis
children
pediatrics
intensive care
management
Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2016;volume=3;issue=4;spage=73;epage=84;aulast=Dhaliwal

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