Conservative Management of Acute Pancreatitis: Complications and Outcome in a Community-Based Hospital

Objectives: Acute pancreatitis remains a potentially life-threatening disease. Despite national and international consensus conferences, the management of acute pancreatitis still differs among hospitals and countries. Methods: This study analyzes the outcome of acute pancreatitis treated by a conservative strategy in a community-based hospital. The strategy followed a conservative interpretation of German consensus guidelines but did not...