Objective:To investigate the effect of early treatment with a combination of rhubarb and high volume hemofiltration for patients with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP).Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the 31 SAP patients,who were treated in our department between June 2005 and December 2007.Twelve patients(control group) received high-volume hemofiltration only and the other 19 patients(treatment group)received both hemofiltration and rhubarb-enchyma infused via a gastric tube for three days.The vital sign...