Preexisting opioid use disorder is associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized acute pancreatitis patients.

Introduction: Although opioids are widely used for pain management in acute pancreatitis, the impact of opioid use disorder (OUD) on outcomes in patients with acute pancreatitis remains unknown. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of the OUD on outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute pancreatitis and delineate the trends associated with OUD and acute pancreatitis using a nationally representative sample.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with acute pancreatitis using the combined releases of the year 2005-2014 of the National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) database.

Self-management of headache: a cross-sectional survey in the General Public of Islamabad.

Objectives: To quantify the frequency of self-management for headache by adult population aged >18 years in urban and rural Islamabad.

Methods: The cross-sectional study using systematic sampling of households was conducted in I-8 sector of Islamabad and its outskirts (in Nurpur Shahan) from March to September 2011. It comprised 248 individuals above 18 years of age who were interviewed using a structured questionnaire.