: Serum levels of pancreatic enzymes are elevated in patients who present in shock or require a massive transfusion and are independent predictors of organ failure. Whether these elevations are caused by ischemic pancreatitis or the translocation of intraluminal enteric pancreatic enzymes is uncertain and future studies are needed. Trauma patients with elevated pancreatic enzymes in the absence of a pancreatic injury have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality.

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