• DOI:10.7326/M16-2533
Corpus ID: 2025443

Early Versus Delayed Feeding in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

@article{Vaughn2017EarlyVD,
  title={Early Versus Delayed Feeding in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis},
  author={Valerie M. Vaughn and D. Shuster and M. Rogers and J. Mann and M. Conte and S. Saint and V. Chopra},
  journal={Annals of Internal Medicine},
  year={2017},
  volume={166},
  pages={883-892}
}

• Valerie M. Vaughn, D. Shuster, +4 authors V. Chopra
• Published 2017
• Medicine
• Annals of Internal Medicine

Acute pancreatitis is a common cause of hospitalization worldwide (1), and recent data suggest that incidence is increasing (2). Treatment of pancreatitis usually consists of early recognition, aggressive intravenous hydration, pain control, and supportive monitoring. Oral intake during an episode of acute pancreatitis is believed to stimulate pancreatic exocrine activity and potentially prolong recovery. For this reason, bowel rest, including nothing-by-mouth status (NPO), has been the… Expand