Pancreatitis Can Lead To Death If Not Treated
Severe Complications Of Pancreatitis Can Lead To Death If Not Treated In Time
Besides the pain and suffering caused by pancreatitis there are also several complications of pancreatitis that patients will need to deal with. Among other things, complications of pancreatitis include infections that generally occur because the damage done to the pancreas by pancreatitis causes the spread of bacteria from the patient’s small intestines to the pancreas.
Organ Failure
It is possible to know that infection has occurred because typically this complication of pancreatitis will lead to development of fever as well as high white blood count as well as, in especially severe cases; there is risk of organs failing as well. To check for this particular type of complication of pancreatitis it is necessary to have fluids taken from the pancreas that in turn must be tested to ascertain the presence of bacterial infection.
A condition known as pseudocysts is another one of the many complications of pancreatitis. This condition causes collection of the patient’s pancreatic fluid leading to formation of cysts that though small in size can lead to further distress such as bleeding of the pseudocysts and which need to be treated immediately.
Abscesses too are complications of pancreatitis and this condition is seen when pus collects near or in the pancreas and which can lead to the pancreatitis condition becoming very acute. This condition is best treated by draining out the abscess with the help of surgery or by catheter.
Respiratory failures too are complications of pancreatitis and they occur because of certain changes in the chemicals within the body that lead to impairment of the lung’s functions and which leads to falling levels of oxygen in the blood.
Shock is also one of the many complications of pancreatitis and this occurs because the patient’s blood pressure might fall to very low levels leading to impairment in the functioning of the vital organs, and in the case of severe shock, there is risk of premature death, especially if the condition is not treated on time.
Other possible complications of pancreatitis are bleeding, malnutrition as well as weight loss. In addition, diabetes too can occur because of damage done to the cells that produce insulin. In some instances, the complications of pancreatitis take a totally different turn and can lead to the patient using drugs and becoming addicted to them. In such cases, the patient becomes over-dependent on use of medications to get relief from the pain of a pancreatitis condition.
Last, but not least, another of the complications of pancreatitis is pancreatic cancer that however occurs more in patients suffering from acute and chronic pancreatitis than in normal pancreatitis cases.
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