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Lewicka Marta, Barczykowska Ewa, Jaworska Aleksandra, Daniluk-Matras Irena, Kurylak Andrzej. The incidence of acute pancreatitis in children hospitalized with abdominal pain in Pediatric Surgery Clinic in Bydgoszcz. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(10):29-42. ISSN 2391-8306. DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.31917http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%2810%29%3A29-42https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/647539Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011–2014http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive Deklaracja.Specyfika i zawartosc merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie.Zgodnie z informacja MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., ze w roku 2014 nie bedzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r.The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014).© The Author (s) 2015;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 02.08.2015. Revised 05.09.2015. Accepted: 29.09.2015. The incidence of acute pancreatitis in children hospitalized with abdominal pain in Pediatric Surgery Clinic in Bydgoszcz Marta Lewicka1, Ewa Barczykowska1, Aleksandra Jaworska2, Irena Daniluk-Matras2, Andrzej Kurylak1 1Zaklad Pielegniarstwa Pediatrycznego, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy2Oddzial Kliniczny Chirurgii Ogólnej i Onkologicznej Dzieci i Mlodziezy, SU nr 1 im. A. Jurasza w Bydgoszczy AbstractIntroductionThe condition most frequently reported by children is abdominal pain, posing a substantial diagnostic problem. In paediatric population, acute pancreatitis occurs much less frequently than in adults.Aim of the studyThe aim of the study was to assess rate of acute pancreatitis in children accepted to hospital for abdominal pains.Material and methodsThe study was of a retrospective nature. 629 medical histories of children hospitalized in University Hospital No. 1 in Bydgoszcz for abdominal pains and/or acute pancreatitis were analyzed. Demographic data (sex, age, residence) and season of patients' admission were included in the study.ResultsThe study reveals, that hospital admissions for abdominal pain more frequently regarded boys – 352 (55.96%) than girls – 277 (44.04%). Children of urban background formed 57.39% and those of rural background – 42.61%. In the studied group, acute pancreatitis concerned girls more frequently than boys (8.7% vs 3.7%). No statistical relationship was proven between the age and the acute pancreatitis occurrence. The average age of children with acute pancreatitis amounted to 11.02 years. Every third instance of acute pancreatitis was diagnosed in spring (32.4%), and every fifth (18.9%) in winter.ConclusionsAn increase is observed in the number of children's hospital admissions for abdominal pains. Admissions for abdominal pains formed an average of one fifth of all admissions..A decrease in acute pancreatitis occurrence is observed in hospitalized children.Acute pancreatitis occurred twice as often in girls than in boys. Keywords: children, pain, abdominal pain, pain evaluation, pancreas, pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis.