Guidelines & Reports
ACG Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis
20 Mar, 2024 | 21:49h | UTCThis guideline, crafted by the American College of Gastroenterology, provides essential strategies for managing acute pancreatitis, offering a concise overview of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention recommendations for healthcare professionals. Here is a summary of the key information contained in the document:
- Introduction and Epidemiology: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases leading to hospitalization in the United States, with about 300,000 admissions annually and a cost of over 2.5 billion dollars. The incidence of AP has been increasing annually, although the mortality rate has remained stable due to advancements in management.
- Etiology and Diagnosis: AP is typically caused by gallstones and alcohol consumption. Diagnosis is made based on the presence of two of the following three criteria: characteristic abdominal pain, serum amylase and/or lipase levels more than three times the upper limit of normal, and/or characteristic findings on abdominal imaging.
- Initial Management and Hydration: Initial management emphasizes the importance of moderate to aggressive intravenous hydration, preferably with lactated Ringer’s solution over normal saline, due to its potential benefit in reducing systemic inflammation and preventing complications.
- Nutrition: Patients with mild AP are encouraged to start early oral feeding within 24 to 48 hours as tolerated, preferring a low-fat solid diet over a progressive approach from liquids to solids.
- Management of Complications: The document addresses the management of complications such as pancreatic necrosis, suggesting the use of antibiotics only in cases of infected necrosis and highlighting a preference for minimally invasive methods of debridement and necrosectomy.
- Prevention of Recurrence and Role of ERCP: To prevent recurrences in biliary pancreatitis, cholecystectomy is recommended. In selected cases of acute biliary pancreatitis without cholangitis, medical therapy is preferred over early ERCP.
- Use of Antibiotics: The guidelines discourage the prophylactic use of antibiotics in cases of severe AP without evidence of infection, due to the lack of demonstrated benefit and potential risks.
Tenner, S. et al (2024). American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines: Management of Acute Pancreatitis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 119(3), 419-437. https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000002645
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