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Filter by:The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) is increasing nowadays. The diagnosis of AP is defined according to Atlanta criteria with the presence of two of the following 3 findings; a) characteristic abdominal pain b) amylase and lipase values ≥3 times c) AP diagnosis in ultrasonography (USG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or computerized tomography (CT) imaging. While 80% of the disease has a mild course, 20% is severe and requires intensive care treatment. Mortality varies between 10-25% in severe (severe) AP, while it is 1-3% in mild AP. Scoring systems with clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings are used to evaluate the severity of the disease. Advanced age (>70yo), obesity (as body mass index (BMI, as kg/m2), cigarette and alcohol usage, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) ≥20 mg/dl, increased creatinine, C reactive protein level (CRP) >120mg/dl, decreased or increased Hct levels, ≥8 Balthazar score on abdominal CT implies serious AP. According to the revised Atlanta criteria, three types of severity are present in AP. Mild (no organ failure and no local complications), moderate (local complications such as pseudocyst, abscess, necrosis, vascular thrombosis) and/or transient systemic complications (less than 48h) and severe (long-lasting systemic complications (>48h); organ insufficiencies such as lung, heart, gastrointestinal and renal). Although Atlanta scoring is considered very popular today, it still seems to be in need of revision due to some deficiencies in the subjects of infected necrosis, non-pancreatic infection and non-pancreatic necrosis, and the dynamic nature of organ failure. Even though the presence of 30 severity scoring systems (the most accepted one is the APACHE 2 score among them), none of them can definitely predict which patient will have very severe disease and which patient will have a mild course has not been discovered yet. Today, artificial intelligence (machine learning) applications are used in many subjects in medicine (such as diagnosis, surgeries, drug development, personalized treatments, gene editing skills). Studies on machine learning in determining the violence in AP have started to appear in the literature. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the artificial intelligence (AI) application has a role in determining the disease severity in AP.
Introduction: Hypertriglyceridemia is one of the etiologies of acute pancreatitis. It may cause severe multi-system disease resulting in high morbidity and mortality. There is controversy regarding the best method to treat it, which includes, among other therapies, high-dose insulin and performing plasma exchange (apheresis). Aims: Primary outcome - Comparison of 28- day mortality between hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis patients who received conservative therapy versus those who received apheresis therapy. Secondary outcomes: Comparison of morbidity parameters and rate of blood triglycerides level decrease between the groups. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study based on observational data collection, which will include all patients aged 18--99 who were admitted to the intensive care unit in 2010-2020 in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis secondary to high blood lipids. Data will be collected from hospital files and computerized systems. Data will include demographics, admission times, ventilation days, pressor support, 28- day mortality,daily triglyceride level, medical history, APACHE-2 score, lactate level, need for dialysis, need for antibiotics and surgical intervention. The study will include 29 patients. All demographic and patient parameters will be statistically examined by a qualified statistician depending on the type of data.
The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of AP attacks before the diagnosis of CP and further identified the potential associated factors for AP episodes.
This study aims to assess the outcome of standardized evidence-based care to all patients with acute biliary pancreatitis treated at surgery department, Zagazig University hospitals during the period from may, 2017 to may 2019.
Severe Acute Pancreatitis (SAP) is an acute inflammatory condition of the pancreas characterized by organ dysfunction and increased mortality. Increased Intra-abdominal Pressure(IAP) in SAP is a result of inflammation of pancreatic and peripancreatic tissue, aggressive fluid resuscitation and increased capillary permeability, which is associated with organ dysfunction, by limiting the vascular supply to the tissue. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) is defined as IAP greater than 20 mm of Hg and is considered an abdominal catastrophe. Intra-abdominal Hypertension (IAH, Intra-abdominal pressure > 12mm of Hg), may contribute to early organ dysfunction, ACS and eventually hemodynamic collapse if left untreated. This signifies the need for determining the burden of the condition and identifying the high risk patient group who are prone to develop IAH /ACS and predicting mortality associated with the condition. Measurement of IAP will be done indirectly by measuring intravesicular pressure using modified kron's method. IAP will be measured at the time of admission into Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and every day thereafter during the initial five days of ICU admission. Any reading of IAP ≥12 mm of Hg shall be considered as IAH. SOFA and APACHE II score will be noted on the day of admission in the ICU. Any interventions, surgical or non surgical as per clinician's decision will be recorded. The patients will be followed up until discharge or mortality until 30 days. The proposed study aims to assess the predictive ability of IAP during the first 5 days of ICU admission for predicting mortality in patients with SAP. Prediction accuracy will also be compared with SOFA and APACHE II scores.
Authors design a prospective, longitudinal, descriptive study to identify the findings of thoracic point-of-care ultrasound in patients with acute pancreatitis. Patients will be included in the study since August through December 2019, admitted to the University Hospital, "Dr. José E. González", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León. These patients will undergo a pulmonary and vena cava ultrasound at admission, at 24 and 48 hours. The authors will describe findings of pulmonary ultrasound and their correlation with severity in patients with acute pancreatitis of all etiologies. The authors will analyze variables such Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, severity according to the revised Atlanta criteria (2012), and systemic complications.
This open-label study will evaluate the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic profile of CM4620-IE in patients with acute pancreatitis. The first five (5) patients will receive ≤ 2.08 mg/kg of CM4620-IE by continuous IV infusion on Day 1. If necessary, up to an additional 4 patients may be treated at a different dose of CM4620-IE as determined by the obtained PK and PD data. The infusion of CM4620-IE will start within 12 hours from the time the patient or LAR provides informed consent.
A prospective, single arm, open label, multi-center, trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Interscope EndoRotor® Resection System in subjects requiring direct endoscopic necrosectomy (DEN) with walled off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN).
The PAN-PROMISE study (PAtieNt-rePoRted OutcoMe scale in acute pancreatItis-an international proSpEctive cohort study) aims to measure an outcome variable in acute pancreatitis (AP) based in the patient´s experience. PAN-PROMISE is a cohort study involving patients with AP. The patient´s symptom perception will be compared with the opinion of the clinicians and with clinical outcomes.
The early evaluation of AP severity are vital. Previous studies have shown non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with severity of acute pancreatitis (AP). This study is aimed to investigate the relationship between NAFLD and AP severity.