[Clinical pathways in acute pancreatitis: recommendations for early multidisciplinary management. Scientific Committee of the SEMICYUC. Working Group on Infectious Diseases (GTEI-SEMICYUC)]. / Hoja de ruta de los cuidados clínicos para la pancreatitis aguda: recomendaciones para el manejo anticipado multidisciplinar (clinical pathways).

There is a growing body of evidence that early management of patients with acute pancreatitis may alter the natural course of disease and improve outcomes of patients. The aim of this paper is to optimize the management of patients with acute pancreatitis during the first 72 h after hospital admission by proposing several clinical care pathways. The proposed pathways are based on the SEMICYUC 2005 Recommendations with incorporation of the latest developments in the field, particularly the determinants-based classification of acute pancreatitis severity. The pathways also incorporate the "alarm signs", the use of therapeutic modalities known as PANCREAS, and the "call to ICU" criteria. Further studies will need to assess whether the adoption of these pathway reduces mortality and morbidity in patients with acute pancreatitis. The previous SEMICYUC guidelines on management of patients with acute pancreatitis in Intensive Care will need to be revised to reflect the recent developments in the field.

Combined Thorax-Abdomen Extraction in Controlled Cardiac Death (Maastricht Type III) Donors.

Donation after circulatory death (DCD) or controlled cardiac death (Maastricht type III donors) is that in which the irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function occurs after the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies. The shortage of available donor lungs has prompted the development of programs of controlled DCD for lung transplantation. The combined thorax-abdomen extraction in these cases is carried out only in a few centers in Spain, being even more exceptional considering the combined use of super rapid lung extraction with abdominal normothermic regional perfusion. The success achieved with the first cases of combined thorax-abdomen extraction in Maastricht type III donors in Navarra shows that it is a feasible and safe procedure.

[Combined thorax-abdomen extraction in a Maastricht type III donor]. / Extracción combinada tórax-abdomen en un donante en asistolia tipo III de Maastricht.

Donation after circulatory death (Maastricht type III donation) or controlled cardiac death refers to the retrieval of organs for transplantation purposes following death confirmed using circulatory criteria after the withdrawal of life support. The persistent shortfall in organ availability has prompted the development of donation programs following circulatory death for lung transplantation. The combined thorax-abdomen extraction in these cases is carried out in only twelve centres in Spain, while the combined use of abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is even more exceptional. The first case of pulmonary and abdominal extraction in a Maastricht type III donor in Navarre with this type of preservation techniques is a milestone and the success achieved shows that it is a feasible and safe procedure.