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Filter by:The major clinical features of chronic pancreatitis include glandular (exocrine and endocrine) failure and pain. Pain has remained a major clinical challenge and is present in up to 90% of patients and is the primary cause of hospitalization in most patients. Unfortunately, pain in chronic pancreatitis has been very difficult to treat. The investigators hypothesize that the best method to reliably abolish peripheral nerve signaling is the use of a local anesthetic within the target organ (i.e. pancreas). This can best be done during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Since ERCP is done under deep sedation or general anesthesia, it is critical to select a local anesthetic whose effect persists well after recovery from the procedure; if not, the assessment of the effect of the local anesthetic on pain will be impossible to assess. The investigators have therefore chosen liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel, Pacira Pharmaceuticals), which is an FDA approved product for local infiltration that has a longer duration of action (up to 72 hours) and a slower absorption into the systemic circulation, avoiding high plasma concentrations.
The aim of the study is to develop a method for the prevention of acute pancreatitis after minimally invasive interventions of the bile ducts using a drug regimen.
To explore the impact on genetic and environmental factors for clinical manifestation, and the progression of chronic pancreatitis, including development of pancreatic insufficiency and other complications.
The severity of acute pancreatitis varies considerably from minor symptoms to multi-organ failure. The pathophysiological mechanisms associated with these individual differences in severity are largely unknown. Acute pancreatitis is therefore classified based on clinical characteristics and routine blood samples. Information about pathophysiology and molecular subtypes of acute pancreatitis is needed to develop specific biomarkers and identify new drug targets. The investigators therefore plan to undertake an explorative study, which includes state-of-the-art biochemical assessment of patients with acute pancreatitis including multi-OMICS focusing on transcriptomics and proteomics.
This study aims to evaluate the usefulness of blood viscosity as a prognostic factor in patients with acute pancreatitis. The study design is a single-arm prospective cohort observational study. Blood biomarkers including blood viscosity, C-reactive protein, hematocrit, and phosphate are measured and the correlation with the severity of acute pancreatitis will be analyzed.
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory process of the pancreas and is one of the main causes of hospital admission of gastrointestinal origin. The annual incidence is between 13 to 45 per 100,000 habitants. The etiology may correspond to vesicular gallstones, excessive alcohol consumption, drugs, among others. Risk factors such as smoking and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been found to increase the risk of pancreatitis by 1.86 to 2.89 times. Pulmonary complications are the most frequent in this group of patients, approximately in 75% of cases, they vary from hypoxemia to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In the first 2 days of hospital admission, tachypnea, mild respiratory alkalosis and hypoxemia may occur, usually without radiological manifestations, however 33% of patients with AP have pulmonary complications with symtoms and radiological signs, some of them are atelectasis (15%), small pleural effusion (4-17%) mainly of right lung and pulmonary edema (8-50%). Non-invasive methods would allow faster identification of patients with hypoxemia or patients who have pulmonary organ failure. (6) There is no evidence on the usefulness of SpO2 / FiO2 (SF) as a predictor of hypoxemia and its correlation with PaO2 / FiO2 in acute pancreatitis, however its continuous calculation can greatly reduce arterial gas intake and decrease adverse events and costs.
The present study is a prospective, single-center study. A total of 88 patients, who had placed a pancreatic stent for preventing post-ERCP pancreatitis, will be included in the study. Aim of the study is to establish a new algorithm based on a sonographic approach to remove the placed pancreatic stents. Another aim is to compare high-end sonographic devices with devices of medium price scale one's used on the ward. On the day of removal of the pancreatic stent, all patients receive a sonography by an experienced investigator on the ward and by another, uninformed investigator with a high-end device. If a pancreatic stent is visualized in the pancreatic duct, the patient will have an esophagogastroduodenoscopy to remove the pancreatic stent. If sonography cannot find a pancreatic stent in the pancreatic duct an x-ray will be performed as suggested by the European and international guidelines. If the pancreatic stent spontaneously dislocated into the small bowel tract according to x-ray, no further investigation will be performed. If a stent is visulized in situ by x-ray, it will be removed by endoscopyl. Statistical analysis will be done in cooperation with the statistical biomedical institute oft he university hospital in Frankfurt.
Severe Acute Pancreatitis (SAP) is an acute inflammatory condition of the pancreas characterized by organ dysfunction and increased mortality. Increased Intra-abdominal Pressure(IAP) in SAP is a result of inflammation of pancreatic and peripancreatic tissue, aggressive fluid resuscitation and increased capillary permeability, which is associated with organ dysfunction, by limiting the vascular supply to the tissue. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) is defined as IAP greater than 20 mm of Hg and is considered an abdominal catastrophe. Intra-abdominal Hypertension (IAH, Intra-abdominal pressure > 12mm of Hg), may contribute to early organ dysfunction, ACS and eventually hemodynamic collapse if left untreated. This signifies the need for determining the burden of the condition and identifying the high risk patient group who are prone to develop IAH /ACS and predicting mortality associated with the condition. Measurement of IAP will be done indirectly by measuring intravesicular pressure using modified kron's method. IAP will be measured at the time of admission into Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and every day thereafter during the initial five days of ICU admission. Any reading of IAP ≥12 mm of Hg shall be considered as IAH. SOFA and APACHE II score will be noted on the day of admission in the ICU. Any interventions, surgical or non surgical as per clinician's decision will be recorded. The patients will be followed up until discharge or mortality until 30 days. The proposed study aims to assess the predictive ability of IAP during the first 5 days of ICU admission for predicting mortality in patients with SAP. Prediction accuracy will also be compared with SOFA and APACHE II scores.
AIM To determine association between postoperative pancreatitis and pancreatic fistula OBJECTIVES 1. To determine incidence of Clinically relevant pancreatic fistula (grade B/C) after pancreaticoduodenectomy 2. To determine role of serum amylase levels on day 1 to predict clinically relevant pancreatic fistula 3. To determine risk factors for postoperative pancreatitis and postoperative pancreatic fistula Primaryendpoint: Incidence of post operative pancreatitis and post operative pancreatic fistula. Secondaryendpoints: 1. to identify the possible predictors of post operative pancreatitis. 2. to investigate the association between post operative pancreatitis and post operative pancreatic fistula. MATERIAL AND METHODS Study centre: Inpatient admissions in Department of gastroenterology, Asian institute of gastroenterology, Hyderabad Study population: Patients who are supposed to undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy Study design: Prospective observational study Study period: Study will be conducted till desired sample size achieved or March 2020 to march 2022
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To evaluate whether acute pancreatitis results in increased endocrine dysfunction or not? 2. To evaluate whether severity of acute pancreatitis have an impact on the development of endocrine dysfunction or not? 1.4 MATERIALS AND METHODS:- Definitions … 1) Acute pancreatitis…..Acute pancreatitis is best defined clinically by a patient presenting with 2 of the following 3 criteria: (1) symptoms(e.g., epigastric pain) consistent with pancreatitis, (2) a serum amylase or lipase level greater than 3 times the laboratory's upper limit of normal, and (3) radiologic imaging consistent with pancreatitis, usually using CT or MRI.The AtlantaCriteria revision of 2012 classifies severity as mild, moderately severe, or severe. Mild acute pancreatitis has no organ failure, no local or systemic complications.Moderately-severe acute pancreatitis is defined by the presence of transient organ failure (lasting <48 hours) and/or local complications.Severe acute pancreatitis is defined by persistent organ failure (lasting >48 hours). Local complications include peripancreatic fluid collections, pancreatic and peripancreatic necrosis (sterile or infected), pseudocyst, and walled-offnecrosis (sterile or infected) . Prediabetes/Diabetes….Prediabetes is defined by fasting blood glucose (FBG ≥(100 mg/dL) and <(126 mg/dL),and/or 2 h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) criteria as >/ (140 mg/dL) and < (200 mg/dL)) or HbA1c of 5.7% to 6.4%. DM is defined as (FBG ≥ (126 mg/dL) or 2 hOGTT ≥ (200 mg/dL)or HbA1c value>/ 6.5% ,treatment with insulin, oral hypoglycaemic agents or specific dietary management. Diagnosis of diabetes in asymptomatic patients is established by presence of abnormal test results in 2 out of 3 parameters used(FBG,OGTT or HbA1c) or if only one test result is abnormal ,needs to be confirmed on next day or few days later by repeat testing of the specific parameter. Study design :- Single center ,prospective cohort study performed at a tertiary care centre (Asian institute of gastroenterology , Hyderabad) from Feb 2019 to May 2020. Participant recruitment procedures…. Patient enrollment from Feb 2019 to May 2019 & follow up of each case upto 1 year, upto May 2020(1 year follow up). Primary outcome-Development of endocrine dysfunction (diabetes & prediabetes) after acute pancreatitis Secondary outcomes-Whether severity of acute pancreatitis correlate with development of diabetes & prediabetes.