AB166. Acute pancreatitis: a retrospective 5-year review of aetiology, epidemiology and management

Acute pancreatitis: A 7 year retrospective cohort study of the epidemiology, aetiology and outcome from a tertiary hospital in Jamaica

BACKGROUND Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a significant cause of acute abdominal pain, morbidity and hospitalisation. There was previously a dearth of studies exploring the incidence, risk factors and outcome of AP in the Caribbean region. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients with a diagnosis of AP admitted to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) between 2006 and 2012 were reviewed. Th...

Paediatric anaphylaxis: a 5 year retrospective review.

OBJECTIVE To describe the demographic characteristics, clinical features, causative agents, settings and administered therapy in children presenting with anaphylaxis. METHODS This was a retrospective case note study of children presenting with anaphylaxis over a 5-year period to the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. RESULTS One-hundred and twenty-three c...

Epidemiology of snakebites from a general hospital in Singapore: a 5-year retrospective review (2004-2008).

INTRODUCTION This is a retrospective study on the epidemiology of snakebites that were presented to an emergency department (ED) between 2004 and 2008. MATERIALS AND METHODS Snakebite cases were identified from International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code E905 and E906, as well as cases referred for eye injury from snake spit and records of antivenom use. RESULTS Fifty-two cases were...

Aetiology, course and outcome of children admitted to paediatric intensive care with convulsive status epilepticus: A retrospective 5-year review

A retrospective case note study of the aetiology and course of children in convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) admitted to a large paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) was undertaken between January 1999 and April 2004. Status epilepticus was defined as a prolonged (>30 min) tonic-clonic seizure irrespective of whether the seizure had stopped prior to admission to PICU. During this period, 137...

A review on aetiology and pathogeny of African horse sickness