The Impact of Hepatitis Virus Infection on Acute Pancreatitis: A Population-Based Study the Impact of Acute Pancreatitis in Patients with Known Hepatitis Virus Infection |Biomedgrid

Background and study Aim: We investigated associations between hepatitis virus infection and outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis (AP), and the impact of hepatitis virus subtypes and effects of liver transplantation on AP outcomes in hepatitis virus-infected AP patients. Patients and methods: In this cross-sectional study, data of 163,140 AP patients (5,599 with viral hepatitis; 157,541 without) were extracted from the 2005-2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample database and analyzed retrospectively using logistic regression. Primary outcomes were inhospital mortality, leaving Against Medical Advice (AMA), and other diagnoses (i.e., colonic necrosis, splenic vein/portal vein thrombosis, and organ failure). Secondary outcome was hospital length of stay.