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Severe acute pancreatitis: pathogenetic aspects and prognostic factors
1Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, PO Box 2925 (59), Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. iamofleh@yahoo.com
World Journal of Gastroenterology
|January 22, 2008
Summary
Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) has high mortality. This review highlights inflammatory markers and simple prognostic scores as effective early predictors of SAP severity, pancreatic necrosis, and mortality.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Inflammation Research
Background:
- Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) affects approximately 20% of patients, leading to significant complications and mortality.
- Understanding SAP's pathogenesis and identifying prognostic factors are crucial for patient management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the pathogenesis and prognostic factors of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).
- To classify prognostic markers for early prediction of SAP outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Extensive Medline search focusing on SAP pathogenesis, complications, and prognostic evaluation.
- Review and classification of various prognostic markers, including inflammatory markers and scoring systems.
Main Results:
- Cytokines and inflammatory markers are key in SAP pathogenesis and can serve as early prognostic indicators.
- Simple prognostic scores demonstrate comparable efficacy to multifactorial scoring systems (MFSS) for early SAP prediction.
- Laboratory markers like hematocrit, BUN, creatinine, MMP-9, and SAA are valuable early predictors within 24 hours.
Conclusions:
- Significant progress has been made in understanding SAP pathogenesis and outcome prediction.
- Prognostic markers are categorized into predictors of severity, pancreatic necrosis (PN), infected PN (IPN), and mortality.
- Early identification of SAP severity and risk stratification are achievable through various validated markers.
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