Title: Long-term Quality of Life After Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-
Analysis
Version: 1 Date: 28 Apr 2025
Reviewer:  Sheza Malik
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for submitting the revised version of your manuscript titled "Quality of
Life After Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (Manuscript ID:
ac9822db-220b-4a59-a1e9-223ac79f2cf7).
We appreciate the considerable effort you and your co-authors invested in addressing
the reviewers’ and editorial comments. The revised manuscript demonstrates substantial
improvements, including:
Conducting an expanded and updated systematic search across multiple major databases.
Providing a detailed supplementary appendix containing search strategies, exclusion lists, and
justifications.
Strengthening the methodological transparency by elaborating on eligibility criteria, data
extraction methods, and risk of bias assessments.
Clarifying statistical methodologies, including heterogeneity assessment, model selection, and
sensitivity analysis.
Expanding the discussion section to meaningfully contextualize your findings against previous
systematic reviews, observational studies, and meta-analyses.
Refining the conclusions to accurately reflect the heterogeneity of findings while avoiding
overstatements.
Including important structural improvements, such as addition of PICO framework, ethical
declarations, appropriate citations, and better figure/table formatting.
The manuscript now meets the high standards required for publication, and the revisions have
significantly strengthened its clarity, scientific rigor, and relevance to the field.
I am pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been accepted for publication.
Title: Long-term Quality of Life After Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-
Analysis
Version: 1 Date: 28 Apr 2025
Reviewer:  Sheza Malik
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for submitting the revised version of your manuscript titled "Quality of
Life After Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (Manuscript ID:
ac9822db-220b-4a59-a1e9-223ac79f2cf7).
We appreciate the considerable effort you and your co-authors invested in addressing
the reviewers’ and editorial comments. The revised manuscript demonstrates substantial
improvements, including:
Conducting an expanded and updated systematic search across multiple major databases.
Providing a detailed supplementary appendix containing search strategies, exclusion lists, and
justifications.
Strengthening the methodological transparency by elaborating on eligibility criteria, data
extraction methods, and risk of bias assessments.
Clarifying statistical methodologies, including heterogeneity assessment, model selection, and
sensitivity analysis.
Expanding the discussion section to meaningfully contextualize your findings against previous
systematic reviews, observational studies, and meta-analyses.
Refining the conclusions to accurately reflect the heterogeneity of findings while avoiding
overstatements.
Including important structural improvements, such as addition of PICO framework, ethical
declarations, appropriate citations, and better figure/table formatting.
The manuscript now meets the high standards required for publication, and the revisions have
significantly strengthened its clarity, scientific rigor, and relevance to the field.
I am pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been accepted for publication.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Long-term Quality of Life After Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-
Analysis
Version: 1 Date: 28 Apr 2025
Reviewer:  Sheza Malik
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for submitting the revised version of your manuscript titled "Quality of
Life After Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (Manuscript ID:
ac9822db-220b-4a59-a1e9-223ac79f2cf7).
We appreciate the considerable effort you and your co-authors invested in addressing
the reviewers’ and editorial comments. The revised manuscript demonstrates substantial
improvements, including:
Conducting an expanded and updated systematic search across multiple major databases.
Providing a detailed supplementary appendix containing search strategies, exclusion lists, and
justifications.
Strengthening the methodological transparency by elaborating on eligibility criteria, data
extraction methods, and risk of bias assessments.
Clarifying statistical methodologies, including heterogeneity assessment, model selection, and
sensitivity analysis.
Expanding the discussion section to meaningfully contextualize your findings against previous
systematic reviews, observational studies, and meta-analyses.
Refining the conclusions to accurately reflect the heterogeneity of findings while avoiding
overstatements.
Including important structural improvements, such as addition of PICO framework, ethical
declarations, appropriate citations, and better figure/table formatting.
The manuscript now meets the high standards required for publication, and the revisions have
significantly strengthened its clarity, scientific rigor, and relevance to the field.
I am pleased to inform you that your manuscript has been accepted for publication.
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