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Chaitanya Pant1, Thomas J Sferra.
Abstract
We analyzed 2 national databases to assess the use of health care resources by children with chronic pancreatitis (CP). In 2012, the hospital discharge rate for pediatric CP was 2.73/100,000 children. Patients with CP were sicker with a greater burden of illness than age- and sex-matched counterparts. Acute pancreatitis occurred frequently in hospitalized children with CP. Abdominal pain and nausea, and vomiting were the most common gastrointestinal symptoms associated with emergency department visits in children with CP. A significant proportion of these visits resulted in a hospitalization. These findings add to our understanding of the epidemiology of CP in the United States.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26111296 DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000890
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr ISSN: 0277-2116 Impact factor: 2.839