简介：Theuseofenteralfeedingaspartofthemanagementofacutepancreatitisdatesbackalmosttwodecades.Thisreviewdescribestheindicationsforandlimitationsofenteralfeedingforthetreatmentofacutepancreatitisusingup-to-dateevidence-baseddata.Asystematicreviewwascarriedouttoanalysecurrentdataontheuseofenteralnutritioninthemanagementofacutepancreatitis.Relevantliteraturewasanalysedfromtheviewpointsofenteralvsparenteralfeeding,earlyvsdelayedenteralnutrition,nasogastricvsnasojejunalfeeding,andearlyoraldietandimmunonutrition,particularlyglutamineandprobioticsupplementation.Finally,currentapplicableguidelinesandtheeffectsoftheseguidelinesonclinicalpracticearediscussed.Thelatestmeta-analysessuggestthatenteralnutritionsignificantlyreducesthemortalityrateofsevereacutepancreatitiscomparedtoparenteralfeeding.Tomaintaingutbarrierfunctionandpreventearlybacterialtranslocation,enteralfeedingshouldbecommencedwithinthefirst24hofhospitaladmission.Also,thesafetyofnasogastricfeeding,whicheasestheadministrationofenteralnutrientsintheclinicalsetting,islikelyequaltonasojejunalfeeding.Furthermore,anearlylow-fatoraldietispotentiallybeneficialinpatientswithmildpancreatitis.Despitetheinitialencouragingresults,thecurrentevidencedoesnotsupporttheuseofimmunoenhancednutrientsorprobioticsinpatientswithacutepancreatitis.