The use of imaging in acute pancreatitis in United Kingdom hospitals: findings from a national quality of care study.

Objective: To assess use of imaging in patients admitted to UK hospitals with acute pancreatitis (AP).

Methods: 4,479 patients had a diagnosis AP in the first 6 months of 2014. The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) selected patients with more severe AP for case review.

Severe Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage: Summary of a National Quality of Care Study with Focus on Radiological Services.

Purpose Of Study: To identify the remediable factors in the quality of care provided to patients with severe gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.

Method: All hospital admissions in the first four months of 2013 with ICD10 coding for GI bleeding who received a transfusion of 4 units or more of blood. Up to five cases/hospital randomly selected for structured case note peer review.