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Gut 46:385-389 doi:10.1136/gut.46.3.385
  • Pancreatic and biliary disease

Acute pancreatitis in peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis: risk, clinical course, outcome, and possible aetiology

Table 3

Presence of known risk factors and factors that have been postulated to be associated with acute pancreatitis in peritoneal dialysis (PD)

HC HT CH AL TH ME HP CP Total3-150
Patient 1 + + + + 4
Patient 2 0
Patient 3 + 1
Patient 4
 Attack 1 NA 0
 Attack 2 + 1
 Attack 3 + 1
Patient 5 + + 2
Patient 6 + + 2
Patient 7 + + + + 4
Total3-151 3 4 1 0 2 1 2 2
  • 3-150 Total number of factors per patient.

  • 3-151 Times that risk factor was present during a total of nine attacks of acute pancreatitis.

  • +, yes; −, no; NA, not available; HC, hypercalcaemia; HT, hypertriglyceridaemia; CH, choledocholithiasis; AL, alcohol; TH, transplantation history; ME, medication; HP, history of peritonitis; CP, concomitant peritonitis.

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