Research advances in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy for severe acute pancreatitis

Severe acute pancreatitis( SAP) is a special type of acute pancreatitis,and misdiagnosis and mistreatment can easily cause serious complications,which makes it a tough disease in clinical practice. In recent years,integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy for SAP has been explored and great progress has been achieved with several new highlights. It has special advantages in clinical treatment. However,conventional methods are still used for the treatment of SAP,and a lack of treatment classification and literature review limits its efficiency and quality in clinical treatment. This article summarizes the effective treatment modalities for SAP from the perspectives of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine,in order to provide a reference for the development in the clinical treatment of SAP.