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Early definitive treatment rate as a quality indicator of care in acute gallstone pancreatitis

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Early definitive treatment (cholecystectomy or endoscopic sphincterotomy in the same admission or within 2 weeks after discharge) of gallstone disease after a biliary attack of acute pancreatitis is standard of… Click to show full abstract

Early definitive treatment (cholecystectomy or endoscopic sphincterotomy in the same admission or within 2 weeks after discharge) of gallstone disease after a biliary attack of acute pancreatitis is standard of care. This study investigated whether compliance with early definitive treatment for acute gallstone pancreatitis can be used as a care quality indicator for the condition.

Keywords: pancreatitis; early definitive; acute gallstone; care; definitive treatment

Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2017

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