Rapid progress in identifying biomarkers that are hallmarks of disease has increased
demand for high-performance detection technologies. Implementation of electrochemical …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most common gastrointestinal causes for hospi-
talization in the United States. In 2015, AP accounted for approximately 390000 …

An international working group has modified the Atlanta classification for acute pancreatitis
to update the terminology and provide simple functional clinical and morphologic …

Background Severe acute pancreatitis is a subtype of acute pancreatitis, associated with
multiple organ failure and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In this qualitative …

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis were published by the
American College of Gastroenterology in 1997 (1). These and subsequent guidelines (2–7) …

OBJECTIVES: Identification of patients at risk for severe disease early in the course of acute
pancreatitis (AP) is an important step to guiding management and improving outcomes. A …

Background The majority of drug-induced pancreatitis cases are mild to moderate in
severity, but severe and even fatal cases can occur. Management of drug-induced …

Background Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) as a traditional mode of treatment in severe
acute pancreatitis was still used widely in clinical work. In addition, enteral nutrition …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Early fluid resuscitation is recommended to reduce morbidity and
mortality among patients with acute pancreatitis, although the impact of this intervention has …

Background Objective assessment of acute pancreatitis (AP) is critical to help guide
resuscitation efforts. Herein we (1) validate serial blood urea nitrogen (BUN) measurement …