Key result
Insulin and heparin infusion successfully treated acute pancreatitis in a young woman with a triglyceride level of 15,215 mg/dl.
Why the study?
Does insulin and heparin infusion successfully treat acute pancreatitis due to severely elevated triglycerides?
Case Report (n=1)
Does insulin and heparin infusion successfully treat acute pancreatitis due to severely elevated triglycerides?
Insulin and heparin infusion may be an effective treatment for acute pancreatitis caused by severely elevated triglycerides.
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May inform acute hypertriglyceridaemia pancreatitis management; extends sparse case reports but leaves open need for RCTs.
Aryal et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Acute pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridemia (n=1). Insulin and heparin infusion was evaluated on Successful treatment. Insulin and heparin infusion successfully treated acute pancreatitis in a young woman with a triglyceride level of 15,215 mg/dl.
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