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Nutritional support in acute pancreatitis.

Costas Avgerinos1, Spiros Delis, Spyros Rizos

  • 11st Department of Surgery, Konstantopoulion, Agia Olga Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Digestive Diseases (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 23, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Severe acute pancreatitis (AP) causes malnutrition and gut issues. Nutritional support aims to prevent this, with enteral nutrition showing potential benefits over traditional total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Nutrition

Background:

  • Severe acute pancreatitis (AP) leads to high energy demands, risking malnutrition.
  • Gut barrier dysfunction during AP can cause bacterial translocation and sepsis.
  • Traditional nutritional support for AP relies on total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the role of nutritional support in managing AP.
  • To explore the potential benefits of enteral nutrition compared to TPN in AP.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent animal and human studies on pancreatic secretion and hormonal stimulation in AP.
  • Analysis of established nutritional support protocols for AP.

Main Results:

  • New insights reveal different pancreatic secretion and hormonal patterns in AP than previously assumed.

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  • Enteral nutrition is now considered feasible and potentially beneficial in AP management.

    • Conclusions:

    • Nutritional support is crucial for preventing malnutrition and maintaining gut integrity in AP.
    • Enteral nutrition offers potential advantages over TPN for patients with AP.