[Nasogastric enteral nutrition in severe acute pancreatitis].

Background And Objective: To establish the nasogastric enteral nutrition tolerance in patients with severe acute pancreatitis.

Patients And Method: A total of 12 patients with severe acute pancreatitis (> or = 3 Ranson criteria; C-reactive protein > 210 mg/dl) and adverse clinical course were included during 2006. When we verified the disease severity, nasogastric (10 F) enteral nutrition was initiated.