title: A comparison of the BISAP score and serum procalcitonin for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The bedside index of severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) is a new, convenient, prognostic multifactorial scoring system. As more data are needed before clinical application, we compared BISAP, the serum procalcitonin (PCT), and other multifactorial scoring systems simultaneously.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty consecutive acute pancreatitis patients were enrolled prospectively. Blood samples were obtained at admission and after 48 hours and imaging studies were performed within 48 hours of admission. The BISAP score was compared with the serum PCT, Ranson's score, and the acute physiology and chronic health examination (APACHE)-II, Glasgow, and Balthazar computed tomography severity index (BCTSI) scores. Acute pancreatitis was graded using the Atlanta criteria. The predictive accuracy of the scoring systems was measured using the area under the receiver-operating curve (AUC).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The accuracy of BISAP (≥ 2) at predicting severe acute pancreatitis was 84% and was superior to the serum PCT (≥ 3.29 ng/mL, 76%) which was similar to the APACHE-II score. The best cutoff value of BISAP was 2 (AUC, 0.873; 95% confidence interval, 0.770 to 0.976; p < 0.001). In logistic regression analysis, BISAP had greater statistical significance than serum PCT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BISAP is more accurate for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis than the serum PCT, APACHE-II, Glasgow, and BCTSI scores.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Geun
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myung Hwan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Choong Heon
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Hwa Seong
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Su Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Seung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Jin Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Jong Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seok Ryeol
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Byeong Ho
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
keywords: Acute pancreatitis; Prognosis; Serum procalcitonin; Severity