Reviewer's report
Title:Cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy in patients with mild acute biliary
pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 - 2003: a nationwide register study
Version: 2Date:26 June 2009
Reviewer: Hein Gooszen
Reviewer's report:
The main findings are:
- high readmission rate in group 2
- higher CFR in groups 3 and 4
The high re-admission rate is inevitable because this is surgeon's/hospital policy
and it even needs further explanation why it is not 100% and, again, which were
the reasons for re-admission: was it for cholecystectomy only or was it for
complications of gallstone disease
The higher CFR is explained by a combination of age alone and most likely also
because of complications of the disease. This is, again, not sub-divided
Unfortunately, the manuscript has not improved as compared to the previous
version
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Not suitable for publication unless extensively edited
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Reviewer's report
Title:Cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy in patients with mild acute biliary
pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 - 2003: a nationwide register study
Version: 2Date:26 June 2009
Reviewer: Hein Gooszen
Reviewer's report:
The main findings are:
- high readmission rate in group 2
- higher CFR in groups 3 and 4
The high re-admission rate is inevitable because this is surgeon's/hospital policy
and it even needs further explanation why it is not 100% and, again, which were
the reasons for re-admission: was it for cholecystectomy only or was it for
complications of gallstone disease
The higher CFR is explained by a combination of age alone and most likely also
because of complications of the disease. This is, again, not sub-divided
Unfortunately, the manuscript has not improved as compared to the previous
version
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Not suitable for publication unless extensively edited
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy in patients with mild acute biliary
pancreatitis in Sweden 1988 - 2003: a nationwide register study
Version: 2Date:26 June 2009
Reviewer: Hein Gooszen
Reviewer's report:
The main findings are:
- high readmission rate in group 2
- higher CFR in groups 3 and 4
The high re-admission rate is inevitable because this is surgeon's/hospital policy
and it even needs further explanation why it is not 100% and, again, which were
the reasons for re-admission: was it for cholecystectomy only or was it for
complications of gallstone disease
The higher CFR is explained by a combination of age alone and most likely also
because of complications of the disease. This is, again, not sub-divided
Unfortunately, the manuscript has not improved as compared to the previous
version
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Not suitable for publication unless extensively edited
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
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