Acute pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization for gastrointestinal disorders in the
United States. As rates of hospitalization for acute pancreatitis continue to increase, so does …

Background Acute pancreatitis is a frequent reason for patient presentation to the
emergency department (ED) and the most common gastrointestinal disease resulting in …

OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to prospectively evaluate the ability of the bedside index for
severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) score to predict mortality as well as intermediate …

Background Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common presentation in the emergency department
(ED). Severity of pancreatitis is an important consideration for ED clinicians making …

OBJECTIVES: The Pancreatitis Activity Scoring System (PASS) has been derived by an
international group of experts via a modified Delphi process. Our aim was to perform an …

Background & aims Nasojejunal tube feeding is a standard of care in patients with predicted
severe acute pancreatitis (AP) and several recent trials suggested that nasogastric tube …

Background & Aims Few data are available on how many patients are readmitted to the
hospital after attacks of acute pancreatitis. We aimed to determine the risk and factors that …

Objectives Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common cause for hospitalization, and readmission is
common, with variable associated risk factors for readmission. Here, we assessed the …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although widely used, little information exists on the validity of
using hospital administrative data to code acute pancreatitis (AP). We sought to determine if …

Background Early readmissions are important indicators of quality of care. Limited data exist
describing hospital readmissions in ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of this study was to …