[Investigation of antioxidant therapy with sodium selenite in acute pancreatitis. A prospective randomized blind trial].

Background And Purpose: Oxygen free radicals appear in the early phase of acute pancreatitis followed by an imbalance between the oxygen and anti-oxygen system. Sodium selenite may play an important role in the reduction of radicals in experimental pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of selenium in a clinical prospective trial.