Objective: Determine tolerance of immediate oral intake (8 hours posterior to the beginning of treatment) against traditional management (early feeding at 48hr) in patients with mild acute pancreatitis of biliary origin. Double blind, randomized clinical trial
The investigators included patients 15 - 85 years old, any sex. Diagnosis of mild acute pancreatitis according to the Ranson, APACHE II and BISAP. Signed infromed consent to participate in the study. All participants had a hepatic and biliary ultrasound to determine the biliary etiology. The investigators excluded patients with pancreatitis of nonbiliary etiology, pregnant, severe pancreatitis, cholangitis or choledocholithiasis demonstrated during the hospital stay or with other comorbidities.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
59
Liquid ( Re Feeding 8 h ) OR Enteral Feeding ( re feeding 48 h)
Pancreatitis reactivation after oral Feeding
Resurgence of characteristically epigastric tansfictive pain, irradiated to the left, upper quadrant region after beginning the oral intake, systemic inflammatory response syndrome ( C reactive protein) or Significant leucocyte elevation
Time frame: Measures at 24hours after the begining of the oral intake
Pancreatitis reactivation after oral Feeding
Resurgence of characteristically epigastric tansfictive pain, irradiated to the left, upper quadrant region after beginning the oral intake, systemic inflammatory response syndrome ( C reactive protein) or Significant leucocyte elevation
Time frame: Measures at 48hours after the begining of the oral intake
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