Patients-associated compound etiology may have more severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, the concept of "a single cause results in acute pancreatitis (AP)" has been deeply incorporated into clinical practice, whereas the concept of "compound-etiology" has not attract considerable attention. This study aimed to explore the impact of the category of etiology on AP clinical outcomes.

Methods

Patients with AP hospitalized within 72 h of symptom onset were retrospectively enrolled in this study from January 2014 to October 2019. AP etiology was classified into two main categories: single-etiology and compound-etiology category. The single-etiology category mainly includes biliary, hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), and alcohol. The compound-etiology category refers to AP with two or more causes, which mainly include dual-etiology and triple-etiology ca

SUBMITTER: Yang DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9338379 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature