Analysis of clinical features of acute pancreatitis in Shandong Province, China.

Aim: To investigate and obtain a more comprehensive view of the etiology and clinical features of acute pancreatitis in China.

Method: The study comprised 1471 patients in 10 cites of China who were admitted to hospitals for acute pancreatitis from January 1992 to December 2002. Data for each patient were collected on a standardized form.

Analysis of the clinical features of recurrent acute pancreatitis in China.

Background: Since few systematic studies have focused on recurrent acute pancreatitis in China, we sought to investigate its clinical features, including etiological factors and relative frequency.

Methods: Patients were selected from a total 1471 patients with acute pancreatitis in ten cities of China. All had been admitted to a hospital with an attack of acute pancreatitis between January 1992 and December 2002.

[The clinical features of acute pancreatitis in 10 cities in Shandong Province].

Objective: To investigate and obtain a more comprehensive view of the etiology and clinical features of acute pancreatitis (AP) in Shandong Province.

Methods: 1471 cases admitted to hospital for AP were studied and collected from the ten cities of Shandong Province from January 1992 to December 2002 retrospectively. Data of each enrolled patient was recorded in a standardized form.