Acute pancreatitis associated with severe hypertriglyceridaemia; A retrospective cohort study.

Aim: Acute Pancreatitis (AP) secondary to hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) is a rare association of which little is known in the literature. This study investigates patient characteristics and outcomes (reoccurrence and mortality) in those presenting with AP secondary to HTG in one of the largest reported British cohorts.

Methods: A retrospective observational case note review of all patients treated at our institution between 2004 and 2012.

Early cholecystectomy after acute admission with cholecystitis: how much work?

Background: This study was designed to determine the number of cases and amount of operating room time required, for a population of 600,000, to provide definitive treatment in the form of cholecystectomy for all patients admitted as an emergency with cholecystitis.

Methods: The total number of patients admitted to a single NHS trust in South East Wales with the diagnosis of cholecystitis during a 1-year period was assessed. The number of laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed and the time taken was investigated with the conversion rates.

Mortality control charts for comparing performance of surgical units: validation study using hospital mortality data.

Objective: To design and validate a statistical method for evaluating the performance of surgical units that adjusts for case volume and case mix.

Design: Validation study using routinely collected data on in-hospital mortality.

Data Sources: Two UK databases, the ASCOT prospective database and the risk scoring collaborative (RISC) database, covering 1042 patients undergoing surgery in 29 hospitals for gastro-oesophageal cancer between 1995 and 2000.