Clinical management of patients with acute pancreatitis

BU Wu, PA Banks - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Acute pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization for gastrointestinal disorders in the
United States. As rates of hospitalization for acute pancreatitis continue to increase, so does …

Cyst features and risk of malignancy in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: a meta-analysis

N Anand, K Sampath, BU Wu - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2013 - Elsevier
Background & Aims International guidelines for the management of intraductal papillary
mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas recommend surgical resection of those with …

Acute pancreatitis—progress and challenges: a report on an international symposium

E Afghani, SJ Pandol, T Shimosegawa, R Sutton… - Pancreas, 2015 - journals.lww.com
An international symposium entitled “Acute pancreatitis: progress and challenges” was held
on November 5, 2014 at the Hapuna Beach Hotel, Big Island, Hawaii, as part of the 45th …

The early prediction of mortality in acute pancreatitis: a large population-based study

BU Wu, RS Johannes, X Sun, Y Tabak, DL Conwell… - Gut, 2008 - gut.bmj.com
Background: Identification of patients at risk for mortality early in the course of acute
pancreatitis (AP) is an important step in improving outcome. Methods: Using Classification …

Lactated Ringer's solution reduces systemic inflammation compared with saline in patients with acute pancreatitis

BU Wu, JQ Hwang, TH Gardner, K Repas… - Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Aggressive fluid resuscitation is recommended for initial
management of acute pancreatitis. We performed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate …

American Pancreatic Association Practice Guidelines in Chronic Pancreatitis: evidence-based report on diagnostic guidelines

DL Conwell, LS Lee, D Yadav, DS Longnecker… - Pancreas, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis remains challenging in early stages of the disease.
This report defines the diagnostic criteria useful in the assessment of patients with suspected …

Comparison of existing clinical scoring systems to predict persistent organ failure in patients with acute pancreatitis

R Mounzer, CJ Langmead, BU Wu, AC Evans… - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: It is important to identify patients with acute pancreatitis who are at
risk for developing persistent organ failure early in the course of disease. Several scoring …

A prospective evaluation of the bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis score in assessing mortality and intermediate markers of severity in acute pancreatitis

VK Singh, BU Wu, TL Bollen, K Repas… - Official journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to prospectively evaluate the ability of the bedside index for
severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) score to predict mortality as well as intermediate …

Early systemic inflammatory response syndrome is associated with severe acute pancreatitis

VK Singh, BU Wu, TL Bollen, K Repas, R Maurer… - Clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: There have been few clinical studies of systemic inflammatory
response syndrome (SIRS) in patients with acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to …

An assessment of the severity of interstitial pancreatitis

VK Singh, TL Bollen, BU Wu, K Repas, R Maurer… - Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is limited information on the incidence of and factors
associated with severe disease among patients with interstitial pancreatitis (IP). We …