New Advances in the Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis

Mahya Faghih; Christopher Fan; Vikesh K Singh

doi:10.1007/s11938-019-00223-8

New Advances in the Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis

Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2019 Mar;17(1):146-160. doi: 10.1007/s11938-019-00223-8.

Authors

Mahya Faghih¹, Christopher Fan², Vikesh K Singh^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1830 E. Monument Street, Room 428, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1830 E. Monument Street, Room 428, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. vsingh1@jhmi.edu.
⁴ Pancreatitis Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA. vsingh1@jhmi.edu.

PMID: 30701454
DOI: 10.1007/s11938-019-00223-8

Abstract

Purpose of review: Despite the increasing incidence of acute pancreatitis, the overall mortality of AP has decreased.

Recent findings: The findings of recent studies on fluid therapy, analgesics, antibiotics, and enteral nutrition as well as the management of AP complications have led to improvements in clinical care. However, there are still no pharmacologic treatment(s) for AP. Experimental studies have revealed many potential therapeutic targets, but these will need to be further developed and tested before they can be assessed in randomized controlled trials with important clinical endpoints.

Keywords: Acute pancreatitis; New advances; Therapy; Treatment.

Publication types

Review