Hepatology and Pancreatic Science

Department of Medicine, Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Publications

• Research Article   
  Demographic and Regional Trends in Acute Pancreatits Related Mortality from 1999-2020
  Author(s): Hiba Sohail Akhtar*, Araish E Dil, Saad Umer Thanvi, Sherdil Shahzad1, Izhan Alam, Ibrahim Mohammad Khwaja, Muhammad Sibtain Zulfiqar, Aamna Kamdi, Mahnoor Khan, Sidra Ebrahim, Faqeeha Arif, Mirha Mohsin and Jawad Ahmed
  
  Background: Over decades, acute pancreatitis has surfaced as an emerging gastrointestinal disorder with substantial mortality rates. However, its prognosis is influenced by certain socioeconomic factors. Objectives: The aim of this study is to outline demographic and geographic incidence of acute pancreatitis and associated fatalities from 1999-2020. Methods: Mortality trends related to acute pancreatitis were derived using the CDC WONDER (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research) database. Crude and age-adjusted mortality rates per 10,000 population and associated percent changes with 95% CI were calculated. Join point regression program was used to assess the trends across overall, demographic (age, sex, race, ethnicity) and regional subgroups. Results: Betw.. Read More»
  

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