Clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute pancreatitis following spinal surgery: a systematic review

Abstract

Review question / Objective: This study reviews the current evidence on clinical characteristics and outcome of Acute Pancreatitis following spinal surgery. Condition being studied: Acute pancreatitis in spinal surgery. Information sources: All articles were searched electronically using PubMed/Medline, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Latin American & Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) before May 2020 without any restriction in the language or status of publication. Key words related to acute pancreatitis and its complications and various types of spinal surgeries were searched in the title and abstract fields.