Abstract

TORRES LOPEZ, Ana María  and  HOYOS DUQUE, Sergio Iván. Acute pancreatitis: Reflections through the history of the Atlanta Consensus. Iatreia [online]. 2014, vol.27, n.4, pp.449-459. ISSN 0121-0793.

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory process with systemic and local repercussions. Most cases are mild with a low mortality rate, but 20% of patients have severe pancreatitis, with a mortality rate up to 30%. Throughout the years, the medical community has tried to reach a consensus about this disease to better understand, classify and treat it. The most important consensus is known as the Atlanta Consensus of 1992, which has been in use for many years. However, it has recently been the subject of various proposals for change and updating, which are discussed in this review.

Keywords : Acute Pancreatitis; Atlanta Consensus; Multiorganic failure; Necrosis; Pseudocyst.

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