Gastric feeding and "gut rousing" in acute pancreatitis.
The "pancreatic rest" concept is entrenched in the management of acute
pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of gastric feeding on the course of acute pancreatitis. The study was performed in a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. The study was conducted in a university hospital. The study population consisted of patients with acute pancreatitis. The patients were randomized to receive either