Pancreatitis aguda: manejo temprano en base a fundamentos vigentes

Abstract

Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is a common presentation entity located at different healthcare emergency departments, it is defined as an inflammatory disease of the pancreas that is likely to debut with clinical symptoms such as abdominal pain and elevated pancreatic enzymes; in the event that it’s not treated quickly with an effective approach it could lead to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome that will eventually develop to multisystemic organic failure. Aim: To evaluate multidisciplinary strategies for early management of acute pancreatitis. Methodology: Descriptive study based on information obtained from clinical practice guidelines and articles belonging to updated publications and journals categorized in quartile 1, 2 and 3 verified in Scimago Journal & Country Rank that can be acquire in databases such as PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, PubMed Central and UpToDate, with evidence-based medicine data collection from the last five years. Conclusion: The multidisciplinary management of acute pancreatitis benefits from selecting more conservative and less invasive alternatives whenever possible, an ideal path to learn about and apply in daily clinical practice at the emergency departments of the different healthcare establishments in order to recover homeostasis and prevent progression to complications or exacerbation of comorbidities.