Retrospective Cohort Study
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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
Epidemiological trends in acute pancreatitis: A retrospective cohort in a tertiary center over a seven year period
Andreea Irina Ghiță, Mihai Radu Pahomeanu, Lucian Negreanu
Andreea Irina Ghiță, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
Mihai Radu Pahomeanu, Lucian Negreanu, Internal Medicine I & Gastroenterology - University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050098, Romania
Author contributions: Ghiță AI and Pahomeanu MR contributed to the collection of data, input of data, primary statistical analysis and drafting of the article; Negreanu L contributed to the article writing and final corrections; and all authors approved the final version of the article.
Institutional review board statement: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Emergency University Hospital of Bucharest (Spitalul Universitar de Urgență București).
Informed consent statement: Participants gave general informed consent at admittance for medical data to be used in medical research and consent was not obtained in particular for this study but the presented data are anonymized and risk of identification is low.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix and dataset available from the corresponding author at mihai.pahomeanu@drd.umfcd.ro.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Mihai Radu Pahomeanu, Doctor, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine I & Gastroenterology - University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Splaiul Independenței 169, Sector 5, Bucharest 050098, Romania. mihai.pahomeanu@drd.umfcd.ro
Received: March 24, 2023
Peer-review started: March 24, 2023
First decision: April 27, 2023
Revised: May 4, 2023
Accepted: June 6, 2023
Article in press: June 6, 2023
Published online: June 20, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: Retrospective cohort study on 947 consecutive hospitalized episodes (in 829 patients) of acute pancreatitis (AP) with the aim of estimating the incidence, cost and tobacco usage in AP cases and to update & upgrade the knowledge we have on the etiology, severity (as stated in Revised Atlanta Classification), outcome, morphology and complications of AP. Out of our study resulted that: The majority of patients were males (68.9%); alcoholic etiology prevailed (45.7%); estimated incidence: 29.2 episodes/100000 people; median daily cost: 165 EUR; median hospitalization 7 d; majority active tobacco smokers (68.5%); 11,1% severe disease; admission to intensive care unit 4.6%; overall mortality 5.5%.