Hypertriglyceridaemia-associated acute pancreatitis: diagnosis and impact on severity

BackgroundThe level of hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) at which the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP) increases and the impact of HTG on AP attributable to other aetiologies remains unclear.MethodsWe compared clinical outcomes of patients admitted within 48 h of the onset of abdominal pain from a first episode of AP and admission serum triglyceride levels of either <5.65 mmol/l (<500 mg/dl) or ≥5.65 to <11.3 mmol/l (moderate HTG) or ≥11.3 mmol/l...