Diagnostic assessment and outcome of acute pancreatitis in Italy: results of a prospective multicentre study. ProInf-AISP: Progetto informatizzato pancreatite acuta, Associazione Italiana Studio Pancreas, phase II

• Published in: Digestive and liver disease Vol. 39; no. 9; pp. 829 - 837
• Main Authors: Uomo, G, Pezzilli, R, Gabbrielli, A, Castoldi, L, Zerbi, A, Frulloni, L, De Rai, P, Cavallini, G, Di Carlo, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Body Mass Index; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; Creatinine - blood; Female; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreatitis - classification; Pancreatitis - diagnostic imaging; Pancreatitis - epidemiology; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography

Up till now, only one study providing practically complete information on acute pancreatitis in Italy has been published. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, in terms of diagnostic assessment and outcome, of a large series of patients affected by acute pan...