Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2006; 12(44): 7087-7096
Published online Nov 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i44.7087
Table 1 Complications of acute pancreatitis
I Pancreatic
1 Necrosis-sterile vs infected
2 Pseudocyst-infection/rupture/hemorrhage
3 Abscess
II Local-extrapancreatic
1 Involvement of contiguous organs (intraperitoneal hemorrhage, GI bleeding, thrombosis of splenic vein, bowel infarction)
2 Pancreatic ascites
3 Obstructive jaundice
III Systemic
1 Pulmonary
a Early arterial hypoxia
b Atelectasis, pneumonia, pleural effusion, mediastinal abscess
c ARDS
2 Cardiac: shock, pericardial effusion, EKG changes, arrhythmias
3 Hematologic: DIC, TTP/HUS
4 Gastrointestinal: GI bleeding (portal-splenic vein thrombosis, colonic infarction)
5 Renal: azotemia, oliguria
6 Metabolic: hypocalcemia, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, acidosis, elevation of free fatty acids
7 CNS: psychosis, pancreatic encephalopathy, Purtscher’s retinopathy
8 Peripheral: fat necrosis (skin and bones), arthritis
9 Miscelaneous: rhabdomyolysis