Alcohol Consumption within 48 hours before Onset Is Associated with Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Some patients with hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis (HTGP) drink occasionally or moderately, but do not meet the diagnostic criteria for alcoholic pancreatitis. This study aims to investigate whether occasional or moderate alcohol consumption affects the clinical outcomes of patients with HTGP. (2) Methods: This retrospective study included 373 patients with HTGP from January 2007 to December 2021. HTGP patients with occasional or moderate alcohol (OMA) consumption before onset were divided into the OMA group, and HTGP patients without alcohol (WA) consumption were divided into the WA group. The OMA group was further divided into two groups: the drinking within 48 h before onset (DW) group, and the without drinking within 48 h before onset (WDW) group. The clinical data of

SUBMITTER: Lai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10095359 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature