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World J Methodol. Jun 20, 2023; 13(3): 118-126
Published online Jun 20, 2023. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v13.i3.118
Published online Jun 20, 2023. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v13.i3.118
Table 1 Number of unique patients in the BUCharest – Acute Pancreatitis Index 1 – gastroenterology cohort
Type of disease | Number of episodes | Number of unique patients |
AP & RAP | 947 | 829 |
Acute-on-chronic pancreatitis | 126 | 89 |
Total BUC-API 1 gastroenterology | 1074 | 918 |
Table 2 Frequency of etiologies
Cause | Number of cases | Percent (%) |
Alcohol | 433 | 45.7 |
Idiopathic | 155 | 16.4 |
Biliary | 144 | 15.2 |
Hypertriglyceridemia | 33 | 3.5 |
Diabetes mellitus | 28 | 3.0 |
Pharmacological | 25 | 2.6 |
Mixed (alcohol & biliary) | 21 | 2.2 |
Mixed (alcohol & diabetes mellitus) | 21 | 2.2 |
Mixed (alcohol & hypertriglyceridemia) | 18 | 1.9 |
Mixed (hypertriglyceridemia & diabetes mellitus) | 17 | 1.8 |
Ischemic | 14 | 1.5 |
Extra pancreatic anomalies | 13 | 1.4 |
Other (trauma, IBD, intrapancreatic anomalies etc.) | 25 | 2.6 |
Table 3 Outcome at discharge
Outcome | Number of cases | Percent (%) |
Healed | 788 | 83.2 |
Discharge at will | 78 | 8.2 |
Deceased | 52 | 5.5 |
Transferred | 26 | 2.7 |
Stationary | 3 | 0.3 |
Table 4 Morphology
Morphology | Number of cases | Percent (%) |
Interstitial | 429 | 45.3 |
Normal pancreas | 107 | 11.3 |
Acute peripancreatic fluid collection | 70 | 7.4 |
Pseudocyst | 52 | 5.5 |
Acute necrotic collection | 33 | 3.5 |
Walled off necrosis | 4 | 0.4 |
N/A | 252 | 26.6 |
- Citation: Ghiță AI, Pahomeanu MR, Negreanu L. Epidemiological trends in acute pancreatitis: A retrospective cohort in a tertiary center over a seven year period. World J Methodol 2023; 13(3): 118-126
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v13/i3/118.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v13.i3.118