Author ' s response to reviews Title : Mortality following acute pancreatitis : social deprivation , hospital size and time of admission : record linkage study

Mortality following acute pancreatitis: social deprivation, hospital size and time of admission: record linkage study

BACKGROUND Very little is known about whether mortality following acute pancreatitis may be influenced by the following five factors: social deprivation, week day of admission, recruitment of junior doctors in August each year, European Working Time Directives (EWTDs) for junior doctors' working hours and hospital size. The aim of this study was to establish how mortality following acute pancre...

The impact of social deprivation on mortality following acute myocardial infarction, stroke or subarachnoid haemorrhage: A record linkage study

BACKGROUND The impact of social deprivation on mortality following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke and subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is unclear. Our objectives were, firstly, to determine, for each condition, whether there was higher mortality following admission according to social deprivation and secondly, to determine how any higher mortality for deprived groups may be correlated ...

Author's response to reviews Title:The impact of social deprivation on mortality following acute myocardial infarction, stroke or subarachnoid haemorrhage: A record linkage study Authors:

The incidence of acute pancreatitis: impact of social deprivation, alcohol consumption, seasonal and demographic factors.

BACKGROUND The incidence of acute pancreatitis has increased sharply in many European countries and the USA in recent years. AIM To establish trends in incidence and mortality for acute pancreatitis in Wales, UK, and to assess how incidence may be linked to factors including social deprivation, seasonal effects and alcohol consumption. METHODS Use of record linked inpatient, mortality and p...

Red blood cell distribution width: a determinant of hospital mortality in pancreatitis

Objective: In recent years, there has been a great attention concerning red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in clinical decisions as well as determining the severity of diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate the primary level of RDW to predict hospital mortality in pancreatitis. Methods: This was a descriptive analytical study performed on 100 pati...