Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 1 , Pages 129-135 , July 2009

Early Changes in Blood Urea Nitrogen Predict Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis

  • Bechien U. Wu

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Division of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Bechien U. Wu, MD, MPH, Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115. fax: 617-264-5277
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  • Richard S. Johannes

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Division of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Cardinal Health, Marlborough, Massachusetts
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  • Xiaowu Sun

      Affiliations

    • Cardinal Health, Marlborough, Massachusetts
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  • Darwin L. Conwell

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Division of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Peter A. Banks

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Division of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 9 September 2008 ,Accepted 26 March 2009.

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 This work was developed as part of the Laboratory Evaluation of Acute Pancreatitis (LEAP) study.

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(09)00520-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.03.056

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 1 , Pages 129-135 , July 2009