1.1. Background
nonalcoholic
ACUTE PANCREATITIS, DISEASE, ACUTE PANCREATITIS, COMPLICATIONS
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a high-incidence benign disease. In the United States, the estimated annual incidence ranges from 110 to 140 cases/100,000 peopleSevere AP can be quite challenging, usually requiring long-term hospitalizations, intensive care, and/or surgical treatment. Fortunately, almost 80% of APs are mild, usually requiring short-term hospitalization (approximately 5 days) without further complications. Different trustworthy criteria, such as the Atlanta classification, Ranson score, and the Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) score, have been developed to predict disease severity and outcome.Recently, a Turkish pilot study reported that patients with mild nonalcoholic AP could be safely monitored at home when undergoing regular visits by a nurse under physician oversight.Accordingly, we designed the present clinical trial to assess whether home monitoring is effective, safe and non-inferior to hospitalization for managing mild AP.