%0 Journal Article
%T Hypertriglyceridaemia; a rare cause for severe acute pancreatitis
%A L. P. C. Warnapura
%J Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology
%D 2019
%R 10.4038/slja.v27i1.8399
%X <p><span lang="EN-GB">Acute pancreatitis is a common cause for acute abdominal pain. Its aetiology is multifactorial with gallstone disease and alcohol abuse being common causative factors. Hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) is a rare yet well known cause for acute pancreatitis. HTG pancreatitis (HTGP) is associated with severe multi-organ involvement increasing the morbidity and mortality. Prompt lipid lowering therapy and multi-organ support in intensive care is essential for such patients to achieve a good outcome. However, randomised clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of specific lipid lowering measures for HTGP is lacking due to its relative rarity.</span></p
%U https://slja.sljol.info/articles/10.4038/slja.v27i1.8399/