Severe acute pancreatitis: capillary permeability model linking systemic inflammation to multiorgan failure

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is a sudden inflammatory response to pancreatic injury that may spread to systemic inflammation, multiorgan failure, and death in some patients. With the use of the predictions of a new mechanistic model, we compared patients with severe acute pancreatitis with or without multiorgan failure. All biomarkers of capillary leak and clinical features of multiorgan failure were accurately predicted. This provides a new paradigm for understanding and developing new treatments for patients with severe acute pancreatitis.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1152/ajpgi.00285.2020

Entities

People

  • Anette S. Wilson
  • Cameron Breze
  • David C Whitcomb
  • Georgios I Papachristou
  • Nicole L. Komara
  • Pedram Paragomi
  • Phil J. Greer

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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