Participant timeline
| Inclusion (day 0) | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 15 | Day 30 | |
| Informed consent | X | |||||||||
| Eligibility: check inclusion and exclusion criteria | X | |||||||||
| Randomisation | X | |||||||||
| Filling of case report forms (including data on EA in the interventional group) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Sampling of blood and urine specimens | X | X | X | |||||||
| Complications of acute pancreatitis and survival status | X | X | ||||||||
| End of study | X |