Showing posts with label acute pancreatitis treatment principals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acute pancreatitis treatment principals. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

ACUTE PANCREATITIS Treatment


TREATMENT                           PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
                                          OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS
Food  is witheld and continous            * Nil by mouth and intra
aspiration of stomach  started              venous fluids
to minimise pancreatic                    * Nasogastric aspiration
secretions.                               * Broad-spectrum intra
*  Nil by mouth                             venous antibiotics
                                          * Intesnive care
*  Replacement of losses  of                - Fluid & electrolyte
   fluid and electrolyte  is                  management
   started intravenously                    - Treatment of hypo-
                                              calcaemia
*  Routine administration of                - Ventilatory support
   antibiotics and analgesic                - Rarely peritoneal
   are required                               lavage
                                          * Laparotomy and
*  Daily    monitoring    of                peritoneal toilet
   patient to asses

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