The majority of patients (around 80%) with acute pancreatitis have mild disease and will improve within 3 to 7 days of conservative management. The overall mortality rate is low (approximately 5%) but this rises to 25% to 30% in severe acute pancreatitis (1)
One study found that progression to chronic pancreatitis occurred in only 6% of patients and this was normally against a background of recurrent attacks, alcohol or smoking. (2,3)
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