Pancreatitis: Preventing catastrophic haemorrhage

Table 4 Different types and incidence of vascular complications in pancreatitis

Vascular complications of pancreatitis	Incidence
Arterial complications	1.3%-10% of patients with pancreatitis
Ruptured pseudo-aneurysm	60% of all acute haemorrhage in pancreatitis
Haemorrhagic pseudocysts without pseudoaneurysms	20% of all acute haemorrhage in pancreatitis
Capillary, venous or small vessel haemorrhage	20% of all acute haemorrhage in pancreatitis
Venous complications	1%-23% of patients with pancreatitis
Portal vein thrombosis	23% of patients with pancreatitis
Splenic vein thrombosis	22% of patients with pancreatitis
Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis	19% of patients with pancreatitis