ArticleJournal of epidemiology2015
Pyogenic liver abscess correlates with increased risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based cohort study.
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- Incidence, Risk Factors, and Subsequent Health Outcomes of Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: A Scoping Review of Evidence From Population-Based Studies.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2025Review
- Population-based cohort study investigating the association between weight loss and pyogenic liver abscesses.BioMedicine · 2017Article
- No association between losartan use and acute pancreatitis in hypertensive patients.European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice · 2017Article
- Splenectomy Correlates With Increased Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case-Control Study in Taiwan.Journal of epidemiology · 2016Article
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- Pyogenic Liver Abscess is Associated With Increased Risk of Acute Kidney Injury: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.Medicine · 2016Observational
- Association of Meloxicam Use with the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case-Control Study.Clinical drug investigation · 2015Article
- Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Risk of Acute Pancreatitis.Journal of epidemiology · 2015Article
- Authors' Reply to 'Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Risk of Acute Pancreatitis'.Journal of epidemiology · 2015Article
- Case-Control Study Investigating the Association Between Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Taiwan.Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis SocietyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to explore whether there is a relationship between pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) and subsequent risk of acute pancreatitis in Taiwan.
methodsUsing inpatients claims data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program, we identified 30 866 subjects aged 20-84 years with the first-attack of PLA from 2000 to 2010 as the PLA group and randomly selected 123 464 subjects without PLA as the non-PLA group. The incidence of the first attack of acute pancreatitis at the end of 2010 and the risk associated with PLA and other comorbidities were measured.
resultsThe overall incidence of acute pancreatitis was 3.84-fold greater in the PLA group than in the non-PLA group (4.61 vs 1.19 events per 1000 person-years; 95% CI, 3.43-4.29). After controlling for potential confounding factors, the adjusted hazard ratio of acute pancreatitis was 3.00 (95% CI, 2.62-3.43) for the PLA group, as compared to the non-PLA group. Further analysis showed that compared to subjects with neither PLA nor comorbidities, patients with PLA and hypertriglyceridemia, biliary stones, alcoholism, or hepatitis C had greater risk of acute pancreatitis than those with PLA alone.
conclusionsPLA correlates with increased risk of subsequent acute pancreatitis. Comorbidities, including hypertriglyceridemia, biliary stones, alcoholism, and hepatitis C, may enhance the risk of developing acute pancreatitis.
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