Revised Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association for Acute Pancreatitis
Sang Hyub Lee,
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
Affiliations
Sang Hyub Lee
Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Jung Wan Choe
Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea
Young Koog Cheon
Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Miyoung Choi
Division of Health Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea
Min Kyu Jung
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
Dong Kee Jang
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Jung Hyun Jo
Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Jae Min Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
Eui Joo Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
Sung Yong Han
Department of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Young Hoon Choi
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Hyung-Il Seo
Department of Surgery, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Dong Ho Lee
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Hong Sik Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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.
