title: Percutaneous drainage of infected pancreatic fluid collections in critically ill patients: correlation with C-reactive protein values.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of percutaneous catheter drainage, of early infected pancreatic fluid collections, in critically ill patients with severe acute pancreatitis. The patients in our series had a mean Ranson's score of 5.4. Nineteen (63.3%) of the 30 patients were cured with percutaneous drainage. In this group, the mean C-reactive protein value at the beginning of treatment was 172.8 U/l and 102.5 U/l at the end (P<.001). Cultures yielded multiple organisms in 23 patients (76.7%). The most frequently seen organisms were Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Enterococcus faecium.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, University Hospital of Santa Maria, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal. mnavalho@sapo.pt
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navalho
authors.forename: Fátima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Afonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alexandrino
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Távora
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein