Balanced Crystalloid Solutions for Acute Pancreatitis

Patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis regardless of etiology, severity of disease, and prior attacks will be randomized in two groups. The intervention group will receive a balanced crystalloid (Plasmalyte) at a rate of 10 ml/kg during the first 60 min and then continued at 3 ml/kg/h for the next 72 hours. The control group will receive normal saline at the same rate.