Complications After Surgery for Necrotising Pancreatitis: Risk Factors and Prognosis (original) (raw)

1999, The European Journal of Surgery

Eur J Surg 1999; 165: 952-957 ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate risk factors, results of treatment, and prognostic influence of complications on survival from acute necrotising pancreatitis. Design: Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Setting: Tertiary referral centre, Austria. Subjects: 100 consecutive patients operated on for necrotising pancreatitis confirmed by dynamic angio -computed tomography from 1988-1997. Interventions: 77 patients were operated on acutely followed by open management, and in 23 the operations were delayed. Main outcome measures: Morbidity, mortality, factors predisposing to complications, prognostic effect of complications on survival.

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