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The PANORAMA Study

What care is offered to and accessed by people with acute pancreatitis after discharge and what are the opportunities to improve this?

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Background

Acute pancreatitis is a common condition that brings up to 40,000 people to hospitals each year in the UK.

They can be serious and sometimes become life-threatening. Acute pancreatitis are commonly due to gallstones and excess alcohol consumption. Most patients stay in hospital for up to a few weeks and then get discharged back home. However, about 8% of patients end up returning to the hospital within 30 days of their discharge, of whom one-in-three do not require hospital care. After being discharged, some patients continue to have health issues because their pancreas struggles to digest food or manage blood sugar. Moreover, half of those affected by acute pancreatitis are at risk of developing mental health issues such as anxiety or depression. Unfortunately, there is no standard follow up for this condition and its short & long term outcomes in UK. This may increase the cost of healthcare by missing opportunities for early detection and treatment of problems.

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Address
Birmingham Centre for Observational and Prospective Studies (BiCOPS)
Applied Health Research
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
Public Health Building
University of Birmingham
Birmingham B15 2TT

Telephone
+44 (0) 121 415 9106

Email
panorama@trials.bham.ac.uk

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PANORAMA is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (project number NIHR165210). The views expressed are those of the authors and are not intended to be representative of the views of the funder, sponsor or other participating organisations.

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