[Prognosis of patients with acute pancreatitis as predicted by clinical, laboratory and CT diagnostic data (author's transl)].
A prospective study was performed in 59 patients with acute pancreatitis evaluating the following 11 diagnostic parameters in regard to prognosis quo ad vitam: clinical (ileus, age), laboratory tests (LDH, blood glucose, urea, creatinine, calcium), CT-scan (fluid in the retroperitoneal space, enlargement of the retroperitoneal space, air-fluid levels, ascites). These data were collected during the first 24-48 hours after hospitalisation of the patients and turned out to be of considerable prognostic value. 70-80% of the patients from groups in which 5 or more of these parameters were pathological died. 90% of all patients who died belonged to the aforementioned groups.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Klinische, laborchemische und computertomografische Charakterisierung des vital bedrohten Patienten bei akuter Pankreatitis.