Why the study?
Does obesity increase the risk of complications in patients with a first-attack acute pancreatitis?
Does obesity increase the risk of complications in patients with a first-attack acute pancreatitis?
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of complications in patients with first-attack acute pancreatitis, particularly those with alcoholic or biliary etiology.
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Supports closer monitoring in obese patients with acute pancreatitis; hypothesis-generating and leaves causal confirmation open.
Suazo-Baráhona et al. (1998) studied this question.
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