A national study of the Early Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Prospective audit | Multicentre | Collaborative authorship
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Pancreatitis is a common, yet complex, condition regularly managed by the general surgeon as part of the emergency general surgical “take”. Our aim is to audit the acute (first 30 days) management of acute pancreatitis patients with the goal of developing guidelines of identifying patients that would be suitable for ambulatory management.
– the PANC STUDY Group
ADULT PAtients with Acute pancreatitis
- Patients aged >18 years diagnosed with acute pancreatitis
- 1st March- 30th April 2021 with 30 day follow up
Diagnosed using Revised atlanta classification
To confirm a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis patients need to have TWO out of THREE of:
A) Abdominal pain suggestive of pancreatitis
OR
B) Serum amylase or lipase >3x the upper limit of normal
OR
C) Characteristic imaging findings
Management
Acute management in the first 30 days, including diagnosis, fluid, nutritional and pain management, plus severity scoring and outcomes.
Outcomes
Patient outcomes at 30 days:
- Mortality
- Pancreatitis aetiology
- Required critical care
- Required tertiary specialist input
- Length of hospital stay
How to get involved
Download our Protocol (updated 28th Feb)
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Register your team and fill out our Site Survey
Download the Data Collection Sheet (updated 28th Feb)
Contact us at PANCstudy@hotmail.com
Find us on Twitter @panc_study
Meet the Team
Angeliki Kosti
General Surgical Trainee, Severn
Adi Borakati,
Academic Clinical Fellow, London
Farid Froghi
General Surgical Trainee, London
Hannah Javanmard-Emamghissi
NELA Research Fellow
General Surgical Trainee, East Midlands
Blazej Rybinski
General Surgical Trainee, Pennisula
Richard Laing
General Surgical Trainee, West Midlands
Peter Coe
General Surgical Trainee, Yorkshire
Jon Lund
Honorary Associate Professor of Surgery, Nottingham University
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Derby
Susan Moug
Director of Research, ASGBI
Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Paisley
Gillian Tierney,
Vice-President, ASGBI
Honorary Assistant Professor University of Nottingham
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Derby
Paul Marriott
Consultant UGI Surgeon, Warwick
Keith Roberts
Honorary Reader, University Birmingham
Consultant HPB and Transplant Surgeon, University Hospital Birmingham
Brain Davidson
Professor of Surgery, University College London
Consultant HPB and Transplant Surgeon, Royal Free, London
Andrew Smith
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Leeds
Consultant HPB Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Marianne Hollyman
Consultant UGI Surgeon, Taunton
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