HPB - British Journal of Surgery

Emergency surgery

Original article

Early definitive treatment rate as a quality indicator of care in acute gallstone pancreatitis. BJS 2017; 104: 1686-1694.

Authors: R. Green, S. C. Charman, T. Palser

Notes: Variation in compliance relates to outcomes

Original article

Accuracy of circulating histones in predicting persistent organ failure and mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis. BJS 2017; 104: 1215-1225.

Authors: T. Liu, W. Huang, P. Szatmary, S. T. Abrams, Y. Alhamdi, Z. Lin et al.

Notes: Potential as early biomarker

Original article

Cost‐effectiveness of same‐admission versus interval cholecystectomy after mild gallstone pancreatitis in the PONCHO trial. BJS 2016; 103: 1695-1703.

Authors: D. W. da Costa, L. M. Dijksman, S. A. Bouwense, N. J. Schepers, M. G. Besselink, H. C. van Santvoort et al.

Notes: Reduces overall costs