ACUTE PANCREATITIS

Course overview

ACUTE PANCREATITIS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF GASTROINTESTINAL-RELATED HOSPITALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES, AND ITS FREQUENCY CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE UNITED STATES AND WORLDWIDE. THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE VARIES WIDELY, FROM MILD DISEASE NEEDING CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT TO SEVERE AND COMPLICATED DISEASE WITH HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THIS CONDITION.