2019
Quality of Care Indicators in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis
Ketwaroo G, Sealock R, Freedman S, Hart P, Othman M, Wassef W, Banks P, Vege S, Gardner T, Yadav D, Sheth S, Kanwal F. Quality of Care Indicators in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2019, 64: 2514-2526. PMID: 31152333, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-05674-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExplicit quality indicatorsQuality of careCandidate quality indicatorsDetermination of etiologyCare of patientsDetermination of severityFuture quality improvementBackgroundAcute pancreatitisEndoscopic therapyFluid resuscitationSurgical managementRisk stratificationAcute pancreatitisCare indicatorsPatient outcomesQI setPatient carePatientsComprehensive literature reviewLiterature reviewQuality indicatorsExpensive conditionsStandardized techniqueProcess measuresCare
2017
The Impact of Risk Factors of Chronic Pancreatitis on Secretin Pancreatic Function Testing
Kothari D, Ketwaroo G, Freedman S, Sheth S. The Impact of Risk Factors of Chronic Pancreatitis on Secretin Pancreatic Function Testing. Pancreas 2017, 46: 887-890. PMID: 28697128, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent acute pancreatitisPeak bicarbonate concentrationHistory of APAcute pancreatitisRisk factorsPancreatic function testingChronic pancreatitisLocal complicationsFunction testingFemale sexBicarbonate concentrationRetrospective reviewUnivariate analysisFamily historyTobacco usePancreatitisPatientsMultivariate analysisAlcohol useComplicationsSignificant differencesSexFactorsHistory