title: 'Treat the Cause': the NCEPOD report on acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) Clinical Coordinator and Consultant Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgeon, Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.affiliation: NCEPOD Clinical Coordinator and Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: McPherson
authors.affiliation: NCEPOD Clinical Coordinator and Consultant Laparoscopic and General Surgeon, Department of Surgery, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.affiliation: NCEPOD Clinical Researcher and Deputy Chief Executive, NCEPOD, London.
authors.forename: Nce
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D064416:Hospital Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D058996:Quality Improvement