Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) has a high rate of mortality and complications. We evaluated the association between glycaemia, length of stay (LoS) and mortality in SAP patients admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU).Methods: Data from 91 patients admitted to ICU between December 2018 and June 2022 with a primary diagnosis of SAP were retrospectively analysed. Blood glucose levels were measured as per local standard practice. Percentages ...

Thyroid cancer is the commonest endocrine malignancy. Recently, a European consensus statement for the management of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma has been published1. The diagnostic and follow up protocols differ from previous guidelines by the use of neck ultrasound and recombinant human thyroglobulin (rhTSH) measurements. The aim of this study was to determine the current management of suspicious thyroid nodules and the follow up of thyroid cance...