First attack of acute pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 – 2003: incidence aetiological classification procedures and mortality – a register study

摘要

BackgroundPopulation-based studies suggest that the incidence of first attack of acute pancreatitis (FAAP) is increasing and that old age is associated with increased mortality. Beacuse nationwide data are limited and information on standardized mortality ratio (SMR) versus age is lacking, we wanted to describe incidence and mortality of first attack acute pancreatitis (FAAP) in Sweden.