Acute Pancreatitis: Study of Possible Etiologies and Risk Factors Affecting Outcome

Assiut University300 enrolled

Overview

This study is to assess the frequency of different etiologies of acute pancreatitis in our locality \& assess the effect of different risk factors on outcome of the patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Pancreatitis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis according to the following: the presence of two of the three following criteria: * abdominal pain consistent with the disease * serum amylase and or lipase greater than three times the upper limit of normal * characteristic findings from abdominal imaging Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic (CECT) and or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pancreas Exclusion Criteria: * No exclusion criteria .

Locations (1)

Ahmed Mohammed Abu-Elfatth

Asyut, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The frequency of different etiologies of AP in our locality

At the end of study, total number of patients of each etiology of acute pancreatitis will be calculated as (Gallstones, Alcohol, triglyceridemia, Idiopathic, ERCP,..)

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Outcome of the patients according to the Atlanta Classification 2012 revision

Effect of each risk factor on outcome as progression to mild, moderate severe and severe pancreatitis "according to the Atlanta Classification 2012 revision",

Time frame: 1 year

Hospital duration of stay

Effect of each risk factor on hospital duration of stay

Time frame: 1 year

Rate of transfer to ICU

Effect of each risk factor on rate of transfer to ICU

Time frame: 1 year

Mortality

Effect of each risk factor on mortality

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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