Ombretta Para, Lorenzo Caruso, Maria Teresa Savo, Elisa Antonielli, Eleonora Blasi, Fabio Capello, Tiziana Ciarambino, Lorenzo Corbo, Armando Curto, Margherita Giampieri, Lucia Maddaluni, Giacomo Zaccagnini, Carlo Nozzoli
Acute pancreatitis, the most frequent hospitalization reason in internal medicine ward among gastrointestinal diseases, is burdened by high mortality rate. The disease manifests mainly in a mild form, but about 20-30% patients have a severe progress that requires intensive care. Patients presenting with acute pancreatitis should be clinically evaluated for organ failure signs and symptoms. Stratifying patients in the first days from symptoms onset is essential to determine therapy and care setting. The aim of our study is to evaluate prognostic factors for acute pancreatitis patients, hospitalized in internal medicine wards, and moreover, understanding the role of various prognostic scores validated in intensive care setting in predicting in-hospital mortality and/or admission to intensive care unit...
May 25, 2021: Journal, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology