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Acute Pancreatitis Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Total Parenteral Nu...
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Nothing by Mouth (NBM or NPO)
- Intravenous Rehydra...
- Gallstone Removal
- Insertion of Nasoga...
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Debridement of Pancreatic and Peripancreatic Dead Tissue
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Occasionally a tube will be inserted through the nose or mouth to remove the contents of the stomach (nasogastric suctioning). This may be done if there is persistent vomiting or severe pain, or if a paralytic ileus develops.
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When patients cannot use their gastrointestinal tracts for nutrition , parenteral nutrition may be used to maintain or improve the patient's nutritional status. This form of intravenous treatment provides all the nutrients that are delivered to th...
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IV fluids - infants; TPN - infants; Intravenous fluids - infants; Hyperalimentation - infants
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Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein.
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Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein.
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Also known as cholelithotomy, gallstone removal is a procedure that rids the gallbladder of calculus buildup.
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Also known as cholelithotomy, gallstone removal is the medical procedure that rids the gallbladder of calculus buildup.
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Nasogastric intubation refers to the process of placing a soft plastic nasogastric (NG) tube through a patient's nostril, past the pharynx and down the esophagus into a patient's stomach .
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