Revised Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association for Acute Pancreatitis
- Author:
Sang Hyub LEE
1
;
Jung Wan CHOE
;
Young Koog CHEON
;
Miyoung CHOI
;
Min Kyu JUNG
;
Dong Kee JANG
;
Jung Hyun JO
;
Jae Min LEE
;
Eui Joo KIM
;
Sung Yong HAN
;
Young Hoon CHOI
;
Hyung-Il SEO
;
Dong Ho LEE
;
Hong Sik LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review Article
- From:Gut and Liver 2023;17(1):34-48
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Acute pancreatitis can range from a mild, self-limiting disease requiring no more than supportive care, to severe disease with life-threatening complications. With the goal of providing a recommendation framework for clinicians to manage acute pancreatitis, and to contribute to improvements in national health care, the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association (KPBA) established the Korean guidelines for acute pancreatitis management in 2013. However, many challenging issues exist which often lead to differences in clinical practices. In addition, with newly obtained evidence regarding acute pancreatitis, there have been great changes in recent knowledge and information regarding this disorder. Therefore, the KPBA committee underwent an extensive revision of the guidelines. The revised guidelines were developed using the Delphi method, and the main topics of the guidelines include the following: diagnosis, severity assessment, initial treatment, nutritional support, convalescent treatment, and the treatment of local complications and necrotizing pancreatitis. Specific recommendations are presented, along with the evidence levels and recommendation grades.
