Early enteral nutrition is superior to delayed enteral nutrition for the prevention of infected necrosis and mortality in acute pancreatitis.

ObjectivesThe exact time of initiation of total enteral nutrition (TEN) in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and its influence on the disease outcome are not well known.MethodsAn analysis of 197 cases with predicted SAP allocated to: group A (n = 97), early TEN (started within the first 48 hours after