Open AccessClinical Profile and Outcome of Acute Pancreatitis in Rural Population in South India
Author(s) -
K K Saravanan,
Mohamed Mubarak Ali V A
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
surgical update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9518
DOI - 10.17511/ijoso.2021.i02.02
Subject(s) - acute pancreatitis , etiology , medicine , abdominal pain , pancreatitis , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery
Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common cause of acute abdominal pain with awide range of presentation from mild to multi-organ failure; hence we intended to study the clinicalprofile of acute pancreatitis in our study. Methods: All subjects admitted with acute pancreatitisabove the age of 18 years; both male and female willing to participate were included in the study.60 subjects were studied where males dominate the study. Results: Alcohol intake and gall stonebeing the etiological cause for the illness. Conclusion: The recovery rate was 95% with no mortalitywas observed in our study.