title: Relationship of the serum procalcitonin level with the severity of acute pancreatitis.
abstract: The procalcitonin (PCT) level in the blood was determined in cases of acute pancreatitis. The PCT level was found to show a significant correlation with the severity of acute pancreatitis. Furthermore, the PCT level was significantly higher in the cases which developed MODS than in those which did not. The PCT level was significantly higher in the patients who eventually died than in those who survived. A significant correlation was observed between the serum PCT level and the serum tumor necrosis factor alpha level. Thus, PCT level was found to be a reliable indicator of the severity of acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020- 8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Shigeatsu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onodera
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Michihiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000150:complications; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide