Ischemic Pancreatitis Is an Important Cause of Acute Pancreatitis in the Intensive Care Unit.

Background: Ischemic pancreatitis (IP) has mainly been described in case reports. The aims of the study were to assess the frequency, clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with IP among patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute pancreatitis (AP).

Methods: All patients with first time AP between 2011 and 2018 in the ICU of Landspitali Hospital, Iceland were retrospectively included.

Prevalence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of hypoxic hepatitis in critically ill patients.

Background: Hypoxic hepatitis (HH) is an important clinical entity in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The aims of the study were to assess the etiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes of HH in the ICU of a tertiary hospital. Secondary aim was to analyze the effects of concomitant ischemia in other organs than the liver.