Published in:
01-04-2013 | Editorial
Goal-directed fluid resuscitation in acute pancreatitis: shedding light on the penumbra by dynamic markers of preload?
Authors:
Wolfgang Huber, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain
Published in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Issue 4/2013
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Excerpt
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a potentially life-threatening disease with increasing incidence in Western countries. Severe AP (SAP) results in mortality of up to 42 % [
1‐
3]. Several recent studies have demonstrated improved early prediction of severity using a new scoring system (bedside index of severity in acute pancreatitis, BISAP) [
4] or single parameters including elevated blood glucose [
5], blood urea nitrogen (BUN) [
4] and haematocrit [
6,
7]. Regarding therapeutic consequences, the association between elevated haematocrit and poor outcome is particularly of interest [
6,
7]. These data suggest that impaired macro- and microcirculation with elevated BUN, decreased mean arterial pressure (MAP) and increased lactate [
2] are crucial pathomechanisms for the development of SAP promoting pancreatic inflammation, particularly in parts of the pancreas with critical perfusion called the “penumbra” [
3]. …