Acute pancreatitis complicated with pancreatic encephalopathy:a report of 19 cases
- VernacularTitle:急性胰腺炎并发胰性脑病19例临床分析
- Author:
Zhouxiang JIN
;
Yongguo LI
;
Shengfu HUANG
;
Wei ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pancreatitis/compl;
Pancreatic Encephalopathy;
Acute Diseases
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
1994;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To discuss the predisposing factors,prognosis and treatment of pancreatic encephalopathy(PE) in acute pancreatitis(AP). Methods Nineteen cases of AP complicated with PE were retrospectively studied. Results The occurrence rate of PE was 12.0%. PE often occurred in association with such factors as hyperpyrexia, water-electrolyte disturbance, and hypoxemia. Among the 19 patients,11 patients received surgical operation and 8 were treated conservatively.The total fatality rate reached 52.6%(10/19), significantly higher than other concurrently treated cases of severe acute pancreatits(SAP) (20.7%,P
