Comprehensive Study of Acute Pancreatitis (Diagnosis, Disease Course, and Clinical Management): A Retrospective and Prospective Study
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas with variable involvement of other tissues or remote organ systems. Acute pancreatitis has widely variable clinical and systemic manifestations, spanning spectrum from mild self-limiting episode of upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting to severe life-threatening multi-organ failure including sepsis, renal failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and death. Materials and Methods: This retrospective and prospective study was conducted on 110 patients admitted in the various wards of Dr. S.N. Medical College and Associated Group of Hospitals, Jodhpur, with the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Results: Incidence of acute pancreatitis is in the age group of 31-40 years. Biliary tract stone disease and alcohol are the most common causes of acute pancreatitis. Acute pancreatitis is more common among males (male:female - 2.23:1). Conclusion: The most common presentation of acute pancreatitis is epigastric pain followed by nausea and vomiting. Glasgow prognostic scoring system is fair enough to categorize and predict the course of illness, thus enabling proper management of the patients.
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Puneet Kumar, Naveed Anjum Qureshi, Vishal Mandial, Manjot Kaur
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