Home monitoring vs hospitalization for mild acute pancreatitis. A pilot randomized controlled clinical trials.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acute pancreatitis is a high-incidence benign disease. In 2009, it was the second highest cause of total hospital stays, the largest contributor to aggregate costs (approximately US$ 7000.00 per hospitalization), and the fifth leading cause of in-hospital deaths in the United States. Although almost 80% of acute pancreatitis cases are mild (usually requiring short-term hospitalization and without further complications), severe cases can be quite challenging.Classifications, scores, and radiological criteria have been developed to predict disease severity and outcome accurately; however, in-hospital care remains of widespread use, regardless of disease severity. A recent Turkish study reported that mild acute pancreatitis can be effectively and safely managed with home

SUBMITTER: Sorribas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10194650 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature