title: Prognostic significance of the absolute lymphocyte count in acute pancreatitis.
abstract: The absolute lymphocyte count was calculated with 48 hours of admission in 154 patients with acute pancreatitis. Twenty-three patients had severe pancreatitis and 131 patients had mild pancreatitis. The mean absolute lymphocyte count for the severe group was 880 +/- 102 cells/mm3 and for the mild group, 1,115 +/- 116 cells/mm3. The absolute lymphocyte count accurately predicted 78 percent of the severe attacks and 86 percent of the mild attacks.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis