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: