Key result
Insulin and heparin infusion linked to ~92% TG reduction in hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis.
Why the study?
No concrete guidelines exist for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis, and the role of insulin and heparin therapy remains controversial.
Does insulin and heparin combination therapy reduce triglycerides and improve symptoms in a patient with hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis?
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does insulin and heparin combination therapy reduce triglycerides and improve symptoms in a patient with hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis?
Combination therapy with insulin and heparin infusions successfully reduced severe hypertriglyceridemia and improved clinical symptoms in a patient with acute pancreatitis.
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May support alternative management in hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Aalok Patel (2012) conducted a case report in Hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis (n=1). Insulin and heparin combination infusion therapy was evaluated on Triglyceride levels. Insulin and heparin combination infusion therapy successfully reduced triglycerides from >5000 mg/dL to 423 mg/dL by discharge in a patient with hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis.
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