[Complications of acute pancreatitis. Frequency, moment of onset and multiplicity].
One-hundred-six cases of acute pancreatitis have been prospectively studied in order to determine the characteristics of the complications that occur in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). 19.81% of the patients developed SAP and 7.5% died. Chronic hepatitic disease was the only previous condition found with an increased frequency in SAP patients. We should point out that 90.5% of the patients developed more than one and 38% between 4 and 6 complications during their hospital stay. The most frequently occurring complication was encephalopathy (11.33%) followed by sepsis (8.49%), renal failure (8.49%) and respiratory failure (7.55%). The time of onset of each of the complications was quite variable, ranging from the first hospital day (shock) to the 29th (choledochal stenosis). The patients suffering shock and/or respiratory failure had a greater mortality rate.
Sáez-Royuela Gonzalo
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F
Gómez Rodríguez
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R
Gómez Rubio
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M
Heredia Centeno
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M
Miranda Baiochi
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R
Hernández Guio
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C
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
Complicaciones de las pancreatitis agudas. Frecuencia, momento de aparición y multiplicidad.