Outcome of patients with acute pancreatitis requiring intensive care admission: A retrospective study from a tertiary care center of Pakistan

Abstract

Background and Objective: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease. Patients presenting with severe disease may require intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Factors predicting mortality and morbidity need to be identified for improving outcome. The objective of this study was to see the outcome of these patient presented to single center over a period of ten years. The secondary objective was to identify the factors responsible for adverse outcome.

Methods: The medical records of adult patients from year 2006 to 2016 requiring ICU admission for AP were reviewed retrospectively. The data was collected on the predesigned Performa for patient