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INTRODUCTION: We planned to investigate the etiologic causes, prognosis, and mortality rates for cases diagnosed with non-biliary acute pancreatitis (AP) monitored by the internal medicine clinic. METHODS: The study included 73 patients monitored by the clinic from January 2016 to June 2021. Patients included in the assessment were investigated for age-sex, presence of chronic disease, local, and systemic complications developing linked to AP, admission to intensive care, incidence of mortality, and clinical follow-up duration. RESULTS: The most frequent etiological cause was idiopathic (40%), followed by hyperlipidemia (24%) and alcohol (6%). Advanced age (65 years and older) was significantly high among patients with high Ranson score (p=0.001; p0.05). There was a significant correlation between presence of comorbid disease and high Ranson score (p=0.045; p |
