Title: Association between hematocrit and mortality in critically ill patients with acute
pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study
Version: 1 Date: 22 Jan 2025
Reviewer:  Lubna al#Gailani
Reviewer's report:
1. The inherent limitation of retrospective studies is acknowledged but not fully explored. The
author should include a discussion on potential biases, and how there minimized.
2. Provide a detailed account of the confounders considered and justify their inclusion.
3. Methods like LOESS regression and RCS are mentioned but not sufficiently explained for
readers unfamiliar with these techniques. The author should include brief description of these
methods in the methods section or supplementary material.
4. Expand the discussion on how the practical implication for ICU management of AP could
influence clinical practice or guidelines.
5. Simplify complex sentences and define statistical terms for broader readership.
6. Regarding the figures verify consistency between text description and visual data
representation.
Title: Association between hematocrit and mortality in critically ill patients with acute
pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study
Version: 1 Date: 22 Jan 2025
Reviewer:  Lubna al#Gailani
Reviewer's report:
1. The inherent limitation of retrospective studies is acknowledged but not fully explored. The
author should include a discussion on potential biases, and how there minimized.
2. Provide a detailed account of the confounders considered and justify their inclusion.
3. Methods like LOESS regression and RCS are mentioned but not sufficiently explained for
readers unfamiliar with these techniques. The author should include brief description of these
methods in the methods section or supplementary material.
4. Expand the discussion on how the practical implication for ICU management of AP could
influence clinical practice or guidelines.
5. Simplify complex sentences and define statistical terms for broader readership.
6. Regarding the figures verify consistency between text description and visual data
representation.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Association between hematocrit and mortality in critically ill patients with acute
pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study
Version: 1 Date: 22 Jan 2025
Reviewer:  Lubna al#Gailani
Reviewer's report:
1. The inherent limitation of retrospective studies is acknowledged but not fully explored. The
author should include a discussion on potential biases, and how there minimized.
2. Provide a detailed account of the confounders considered and justify their inclusion.
3. Methods like LOESS regression and RCS are mentioned but not sufficiently explained for
readers unfamiliar with these techniques. The author should include brief description of these
methods in the methods section or supplementary material.
4. Expand the discussion on how the practical implication for ICU management of AP could
influence clinical practice or guidelines.
5. Simplify complex sentences and define statistical terms for broader readership.
6. Regarding the figures verify consistency between text description and visual data
representation.
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