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Readmission in acute pancreatitis: Etiology, risk factors, and opportunities for improvement

Surgery Open Science, 2022
Acute pancreatitis is associated with a readmission rate ranging from 7 to 34%. Readmission rates are highest among biliary (4–37%) and alcohol-induced (2–60%) acute pancreatitis.
Brittany D. Bogan, Sean P. McGuire, Thomas K. Maatman   +2 more
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Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV- 2) and has resulted in increased mortality worldwide.
Ulaş Aday, Ercan Gedik, Mehmet Tolga Kafadar, Erdal Özbek   +3 more
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Right Upper Quadrant Pain Following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography; a Case Report

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a standard for diagnosing and treating hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) diseases in clinical settings. ERCP-related complications are relatively common, ranging from 4 to 30%.
Lan Thi Nguyen, Dang Hai Do, An Duc Thai, Hoa Thi Nguyen   +3 more
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Infected Necrosis in Severe Pancreatitis - Combined Nonsurgical Multi-Drainage with Directed Transabdominal High-Volume Lavage in Critically Ill Patients [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Infection of pancreatic necrosis is a life-threatening complication during the course of acute pancreatitis. In critically ill patients, surgical or extended endoscopic interventions are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Minimally
Huber, W., Umgelter, A., Gaa, J., Prinz, C., Becker, V., Schmid, R. M., Bajbouj, M., Ludwig, L., Meining, Alexander, Becker, V.;Huber, W.;Meining, A.;Prinz, C.;Umgelter, A.;Ludwig, L.;Bajbouj, M.;Gaa, J.;Schmid, R. M., Becker, V;Huber, W;Meining, A;Prinz, C;Umgelter, A;Ludwig, L;Bajbouj, M;Gaa, J;Schmid, RM   +10 more
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Pathophysiology of acute experimental pancreatitis: Lessons from genetically engineered animal models and new molecular approaches [PDF]

, 2005
The incidence of acute pancreatitis is growing and worldwide population-based studies report a doubling or tripling since the 1970s. 25% of acute pancreatitis are severe and associated with histological changes of necrotizing pancreatitis. There is still
Burkhard Göke, Schafer, C., Göke, B., Anne Barbara Tietz, Tietz, A. B., Claus Schäfer   +5 more
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Evaluation of Laparoscopic Management of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis [PDF]

Ain-Shams Journal of Surgery, 2017
Background: Acute pancreatitis is defined as an inflammatory process that involves the pancreas, peripancreatic tissues and less commonly other organ systems with increasing incidence globally.
Hosam S Elbaz, Ahmed Shoka
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The burden of acute pancreatitis and early experience of step-up approach for acute necrotizing pancreatitis at Military Hospital

Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2019
Introduction: Twenty-five percent of acute pancreatitis develops severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). SAP patients have prolonged hospitalization and require a substantial amount of manpower and hospital resources.
Sushil Bahadur Rawal, Uttam Laudari, Basanta Khatiwada, Anup Thapa, Manoj Kumar Jha, Jyoti Rayamajhi, Srijan Malla   +6 more
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Pancreatic phospholipase A2 activity in acute pancreatitis: A prognostic marker for early identification of patients at risk [PDF]

, 2002
Remarkably elevated levels of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) are measurable in human blood samples in cases of acute pancreatitis. The source of the enzyme was first thought to be exclusively the pancreas, but now it is generally accepted that two ...
Quintel, Michael, Samman, Michael, Bertsch, Thomas, Aufenanger, Johannes, Fassbender, Klaus, Zimmer, Wilma, Michael Samman, Klaus Fassbender, Michael Quintel, Thomas Bertsch, Johannes Aufenanger, Wilma Zimmer   +11 more
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Correlation between Protection against Sepsis by Probiotic Therapy and Stimulation of a Novel Bacterial Phylotype [PDF]

, 2011
Item does not contain fulltextProphylactic probiotic therapy has shown beneficial effects in an experimental rat model for acute pancreatitis on the health status of the animals.
Smidt, H., Gooszen, H.G., Rijkers, G.T., Minnen, L.P. van, Fuentes, S., Akkermans, L.M., Hauke Smidt, Minnen, L.P., van, Frans M. Rombouts, Gerritsen, J., Ger T. Rijkers, Susana Fuentes, Jacoline Gerritsen, Konstantinov, S.R., Akkermans, L.M.A., Rombouts, F.M., Panneman, H., Harro M. Timmerman, Henk Panneman, Louis M. A. Akkermans, L. Paul van Minnen, Hein G. Gooszen, Timmerman, H.M., Sergey R. Konstantinov   +23 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE RANSON SCORE IN ACUTE PANCREATITIS: ITS VALUE IN AN EMERGENCY SETTING UPON ADMISSION

İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2023
Objective: Ranson criteria, introduced in 1974, was the first clinical prediction rule for acute pancreatitis in which five admission parameters and six (or five) late components collected within 48 hours were used to reach a clinical decision.
Naci Şenkal, Latif Karahan, Ali Emre Bardak, Hilal Konyaoğlu, Ebru Teberik Kama, İsmail İnci, Leman Damla Ercan, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Tufan Tükek   +8 more
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