Prediction and Management of Severe Acute Pancreatitis (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

This volume provides a comprehensive summary of the field, with expert recommendations on prediction and management. It details the recent consensus guidelines (2012) updating the definition of pancreatitis and its complications. The text thoughtfully summarizes the current prediction models for severe acute pancreatitis, including laboratory, clinical and imaging parameters. It also highlights the relative advantages and disadvantages of several of these models. Evidenced-based guidelines into medical and surgical management of both the hospitalized and discharged patient are described, with recommendations from expert authors pertaining to various clinical situations. Finally, complications of acute pancreatitis and their management, including the use of cutting-edge minimally-invasive therapies, is discussed. Prediction and Management of Severe Acute Pancreatitis will serve as the fundamental source for those interested in and treating this disease, including practicing gastroenterologists, surgeons, radiologists, intensivists, hospitalists and pathologists.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	2015
Editors:	Chris E. Forsmark • Timothy B. Gardner
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4939-0970-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Gastroenterology Books > Medicine > Surgery > General surgery Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Medical imaging > Radiology Promotions
LSN:	1-4939-0970-3
Barcode:	9781493909704

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