Delayed referral increases the need for surgery and intervention in patients with acute pancreatitis.
Gaurav MukteshJayanta SamantaAnupam Kumar SinghPankaj GuptaSaroj K SinhaHemant KumarVikas GuptaThakur D YadavRakesh KochharPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)
Patients with AP referred to a specialized centre with AP early (≤7 days) have better outcomes than those referred late (>7 days) from other facilities.