Pancreatitis: Mortality, Antibiotics
Authors: FAZLUR RAHMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1972)

Letters, Comments, and Corrections1 June 1972Pancreatitis: Mortality, AntibioticsFAZLUR RAHMAN, M.D.FAZLUR RAHMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-76-6-1044_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Dr. Geokas and his colleagues have given us an excellent discussion on acute pancreatitis in their recent UCLA Conference (1). Two points need clarification.Dr. Geokas and Dr. Machleder have given two different figures on the mortality of hemorrhagic pancreatitis: 25% to 40% in the discussion of pathophysiology and 50% to 90% in the discussion of surgical management. Shader and Paxton (2) reviewed the records of 100 patients in whom the cause of death assigned at autopsy was acute pancreatitis. Necrotising pancreatitis was present in 58 patients and edematous pancreatitis in 42 patients. Richman (3) reviewed 58...References References1. GEOKAS M, VAN LANCKER J, and KADELL B: Acute pancreatitis. Ann Intern Med 76:105-117, 1972 LinkGoogle Scholar2. SHADER A and PAXTON J: Fatal pancreatitis. Am J Surg 111:369-373, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. RICHMAN A: Acute pancreatitis. Am J Med 21:246, 1956 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SNODGRASS P: Acute pancreatitis, in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 6th ed., vol. 1. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1970, pp. 1578-1582 Google Scholar5. KOWLESSAR O: Acute pancreatitis, in Cecil Loeb Textbook of Medicine, 13th ed., edited by BEESON PB, MCDERMOTT W. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1971, pp. 1312-1319 Google Scholar6. Medical Microbiology. Los Altos, Calif., Lange Medical Publications, 1970, p. 218 Google Scholar1. FOSTER P and ZIFFREN S: Severe acute pancreatitis. Arch Surg 85:252-259, 1962 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. NUGENT F, ATENDIDO W, and GIBB S: Comprehensive treatment of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 47:511-519, 1967 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. BALSLOV J, JORGENSEN H, and NIELSEN R: Acute renal failure complicating severe acute pancreatitis. Acta Chir Scand 124:348-354, 1962 MedlineGoogle Scholar4. KUNE G: Abscesses of the pancreas. Aust NZ J Surg 38:125-128, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. EVANS F: Pancreatic abscess. Am J Surg 117:537-540, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ALTEMEIR W and ALEXANDER J: Pancreatic abscess. Arch Surg 87:80, 1963 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: FAZLUR RAHMAN, M.D.Affiliations: Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Tex. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byProphylactic Antibiotics and Selective Digestive Decontamination in Severe Acute PancreatitisEvaluation of prophylactic antibiotics in acute pancreatitis 1 June 1972Volume 76, Issue 6Page: 1044-1045KeywordsAcute pancreatitisAntibioticsAutopsyMortalityPancreatitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1972 PDF downloadLoading ...