Digestive diseases and sciences
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The length of hospitalization is prolonged in patients with acute pancreatitis due to delay in feeding. The present study aimed at evaluating hunger-based early feeding for its efficacy in reducing length of hospitalisation. ⋯ Hunger-based feeding significantly reduces length of hospitalization and fasting duration in cases of moderate and severe acute pancreatitis without any significant rise in the incidence of complications. Registration number of Clinical Trails Registry India CTRI/2019/01/017,144.
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a feared complication of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and has been shown to increase morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to assess the incidence of non-variceal UGIB in patients with ACS in a national cohort and its impact on in-hospital mortality, length of stay (LOS), and cost of hospitalization. ⋯ Our study shows that the national incidence of non-variceal UGIB complicating ACS is low at less than 1%, but resulted in significantly higher inpatient mortality, LOS, and hospitalization charges.