Several recommendations and data on the treatment of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) are conflicting and different surgical approaches continue to exist. We conducted a study on 148 patients with ANP, who were divided into two groups: the main group ( = 95) when the tactics of the step-up approach were applied with the principles of the concept of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in order to determine this approach on effectiveness in reducing complications and 30-day mortality (2017-2022); the comparison group ( = 53) when the same tactic of the treatment was used without ERAS principles (2015-2016). Treatment time for the main group in the intensive care unit was minimized (); it has been shown to reduce the frequency of complications in these patients () requiring conservative or surgical treatment without general anaesthesia (Clavien-Dindo I-IIIa); no statistically significant differences were observed for the total incidence of Clavien-Dindo IIIb-IVb complications ( > 0.
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