[Effectiveness of mexidol in acute pancreatitis]. / Effektivnost' meksidola pri ostrom pankreatite.

Mexidol effectiveness was tried in acute pancreatitis (AP). It was found that in acute pancreatitis mexidol provides a reliable defence of membrane structures, decreased the rate of lipid peroxidation, enhanced the activity of the antioxidative system. This eventually results in reduced number of AP complications (by 9-13%) and mortality (by 7%). In AP mexidol should be injected intraductally.