MODERN METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS. LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Purpose. Differentiation of modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis in clinical practice. A literature review of foreign randomized clinical trials and meta-analysis, international clinical recommendations of the PubMed electronic database for the period from 2002 to 2022 was conducted. 28 relevant articles on the topic of the review were selected from them. Conclusions. Thus, using one method or one scale, it is impossible to predict the severity of acute pancreatitis in the first hospitalization hours. This days the treatment of acute pancreatitis is based on the latest international recommendations developed by the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) and the American Pancreatic Association (APA). According to this guide, we believe that acute pancreatitis needs to be diagnosed and treated, also there is a need a number of randomized large- scale surgical trials of acute pancreatitis which have to be conducted.