Background The optimal route of nutrition in severe pancreatitis is controversial. Parenteral
nutrition (PN) is preferred, but enteral nutrition (EN) promises to attenuate inflammation and …

Background Parenteral nutrition is well established for providing nutritional support in acute
pancreatitis while avoiding pancreatic stimulation. However, it is associated with …

Objective. To analyze the effect of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and enteral nutrition (EN)
in patients with acute pancreatitis. Methods. Randomized controlled trials of TPN and EN in …

Background: Failure to use the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in patients with acute pancreatitis
may exacerbate the stress response and disease severity, leading to greater incidence of …

Acute pancreatitis can present as a mild or severe disease. Most patients have a mild
disease and recover without requiring nutritional support. Patients with severe acute …

About 20% of acute pancreatitis cases develop necrosis and have a high risk of
inflammatory and infectious complications and a high mortality rate. Acute pancreatitis has a …

Objective: To compare the safety of enteral nutrition and total parenteral nutrition in nutrition
support of patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Methods: Data sources: Medline, Embase …

Nutrition support is especially important in patients who have pancreatitis, as these patients
have high metabolic needs and are usually unable to ingest sufficient calories from an oral …

Acute pancreatitis is a disease with varying severity. Patients with the mild form do not
require nutritional support because oral intake is resumed rapidly. Studies on nutritional …

Objective To observe the role and the timing of EN in the treatment of patients with severe
acute pancreatitis (SAP). Methods Eleven patients with severe acute pancreatitis underwent …