Restoration of energy level in the early phase of acute pediatric pancreatitis

Figure 1 Early events in acute pancreatitis. Bile acids, ethanol, fatty acids or their non-oxidative metabolites, fatty acid ethyl esthers, induce calcium overload, causing mitochondrial damage and a resultant decrease in intracellular ATP concentration both in acinar and ductal cells. This will lead to general energy depletion in the pancreas.

Figure 2 Flow chart on the methods used in the literature search.

Figure 3 Two articles contained three separate data pairs where early enteral nutrition was compared to nil per os. LOH: Length of hospitalization; EEN: Early enteral nutrition; NPO: Nil per os. ICU: Intensive care unit; AP: Acute pancreatitis; WBC: White blood cell count.