Predictors of severity of acute pancreatitis

This article summarizes the sensitivities, specificities, and predictive values of five types of predictors of severity of acute pancreatitis: the clinician's assessment, Ranson and modified Glasgow criteria, peritoneal tap, computed tomographic scan, and individual laboratory tests.     

Effects of disease severity and necrosis on pancreatic dysfunction after acute pancreatitis

AIM:To evaluate the effects of disease severity and necrosis on organ dysfunctions in acute pancreatitis(AP).METHODS:One hundred and nine patients treated as AP between March 2003 and September 2007 with at least 6 mo follow-up were included.Patients were classified according to severity of the disease,necrosis ratio and localization.Subjective clinical evaluation and fecal pancreatic elastase-Ⅰ(FPE-Ⅰ)were used for exocrine dysfunction evaluation,and oral glucose tolerance test was completed for endocrine dysfunction.The correlation of disease severity,necrosis ratio and localization with exocrine and endocrine dysfunction were investigated.RESULTS:There were 58 male and 51 female patients,and mean age was 56.5±15.7.Of the patients,35.8%had severe AP(SAP)and 27.5%had pancreatic necrosis.Exocrine dysfunction was identified in 13.7%of the patients[17.9%were in SAP,11.4%were in mild AP(MAP)]and 34.7%of all of the patients had endocrine dysfunction(56.4%in SAP and 23.2%in MAP).In patients with SAP and necrotizing AP(NAP),FPE-Ⅰlevels were lower than the others(P<0.05 and0.001 respectively)and in patients having pancreatic head necrosis or near total necrosis,FPE-1 levels were lower than 200μg/g stool.Forty percent of the patients who had undergone necrosectomy developed exocrine dysfunction.Endocrine dysfunction was more significant in patients with SAP and NAP(P<0.001).All of the patients in the necrosectomy group had endocrine dysfunction.CONCLUSION:Patients with SAP,NAP,pancreatic head necrosis and necrosectomy should be followed for pancreatic functions.     

Potential of adipocytokines in predicting peripancreatic necrosis and severity in acute pancreatitis: pilot study

Background and Aim: Severe acute pancreatitis is characterized by lipase‐induced peripancreatic fat cell necrosis. Because adipocytes secret several highly active molecules, the aim of the present study was to investigate the hypothesis that adipocytokines could serve as potential markers predicting peripancreatic necrosis and severity in acute pancreatitis. Methods: A total of 23 patients (11 females, 12 males) with acute pancreatitis were included and a computed tomography (CT) examination was available in 20 patients. Balthazar score, Schröder score, pancreatic necrosis score, Ranson score and APACHE II score were calculated, correlated with biochemical parameters and analyzed using receiver‐operator characteristics (ROC) analysis. Adipocytokine serum levels were measured daily by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) over 10 days after admission. Results: Resistin and leptin were significantly elevated in patients with severe pancreatitis and were correlated with a radiological scoring system for extrapancreatic necrosis. Whereas resistin correlated positively with clinical scoring systems, time until discharge and the need for interventions, leptin was correlated positively with C‐reactive protein (CRP) levels. Resistin levels measured on the day of admittance had a positive predictive value of 93.3% (cut‐off: >6.95 ng/mL) in predicting a Schröder score >3. Conclusion: Resistin, and to a lesser extent leptin, but not adiponectin levels are novel potential markers for extrapancreatic necrosis and severity of acute pancreatitis and should therefore be tested in larger cohorts of patients.     

BISAP评分对急性胰腺炎严重程度及预后评估的临床价值

目的 通过与传统的急性胰腺炎(AP)病情评分系统比较,了解急性胰腺炎严重程度床边指数(BISAP)评分对AP严重程度及预后评估的临床价值.方法 回顾性分析2005年1月至2010年12月间收治的497例AP患者资料,分别进行BISAP、APACHEⅡ、Ranson及Balthazar CT( CTSI)评分,评估病情严重程度.应用受试者工作曲线下面积(AUC)比较BISAP评分与其他各评分系统对AP严重程度及胰腺坏死、器官功能衰竭、患者病死发生的预测能力.结果 497例患者中重症急性胰腺炎(SAP) 101例,轻症急性胰腺炎(MAP) 396例,MAP组和SAP组患者的年龄、性别、病因分布差异无统计学意义.497例患者的BISAP评分、APACHEⅡ评分、Ranson评分的平均分值分别为(1.08±1.01)、(5.79±4.00)、(1.69±1.59)分,两两相关(r值分别为0.612、0.568、0.577,P值均＜0.001).此外,SAP患者的BISAP评分、APACHEⅡ评分、Ranson评分的分值均显著大于MAP患者(P值均＜0.01).BISAP评分预测SAP的AUC值为0.762( 95％ CI 0.722～0.799),阳性截止(cutoff)值为2分,敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为63.4％、83.1％、48.1％、89.4％;预测胰腺坏死的AUC值为0.711(95％CI0.612～0.797),cutoff值为2分,敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为84.6％、46.7％、35.5％、89.7％;预测器官衰竭的AUC值为0.777(95％ CI0.683 ～0.854),cutoff值为2分,敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为93.1％、51.4％、43.5％、94.9％;预测患者病死的AUC值为0.808(95％ CI 0.718 ～0.880),cutoff值为3分,敏感性、特异性、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为83.3％、67.4％、25.6％、96.8％.BISAP评分与其他评分系统预测SAP各预后指标的差异均无统计学意义.结论 BISAP评分对AP严重程度及预后的评估价值与其他传统的评分系统相同,但其只有5项指标,且均可在入院24h内采集,可以早期、简便地预测SAP,值得在临床推广应用.     

Predictors of the severity of acute pancreatitis in patients with HIV infection or AIDS.

We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 54 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), who were hospitalized at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center with acute pancreatitis between January 1993 and December 1995. Nineteen were female and 35 were male patients. Thirty-five (65%) of 54 patients were younger than 40 years (average age, 42 years). Forty-eight (89%) of the patients had a CD4 count of <200 units/ml of blood. Seventeen (32%) patients died either of complications of acute pancreatitis or of underlying disease. The conventional prognostic criteria used to assess the severity of pancreatitis, including Ranson's and Imrie's criteria and the APACHE II system, were applied. We determined that these criteria were not appropriate to our HIV/AIDS patients. Only serum calcium levels at 48 h after admission and serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) at admission and at 48 h after admission had significant p values (<0.05). We believe that the predictors commonly used to identify the severity of pancreatitis were not useful in these patients because of their low CD4 counts and preexisting liver and renal disease.     

Colonic necrosis in acute pancreatitis

Colonic necrosis is a rare complication of peripancreatic sepsis following acute pancreatitis. Three patients with colonic necrosis associated with extensive retroperitoneal suppuration are reported. The pathogenesis of this syndrome may be explained by the tendency of pancreatic abscesses to extend widely in the retroperitoneum. Management is discussed, emphasizing the need for an aggressive surgical approach and multiple operations.     

Predicting severity of acute pancreatitis

Severity stratification is a critical issue in acute pancreatitis that strongly influences diagnostic and therapeutic decision making. According to the widely used Atlanta classification, "severe" disease comprises various local and systemic complications that are associated with an increased risk of mortality. However, results from recent clinical studies indicate that these complications vary in their effect on outcome, and many are not necessarily life threatening on their own. Therefore, "severe," as defined by Atlanta, must be distinguished from "prognostic," aiming at nonsurvival. In the first week after disease onset, pancreatitis-related organ failure is the preferred variable for predicting severity and prognosis because it outweighs morphologic complications. Contrast-enhanced CT and MRI allow for accurate stratification of local severity beyond the first week after symptom onset. Among the biochemical markers, C-reactive protein is still the parameter of choice to assess attack severity, although prognostic estimation is not possible. Other markers, including pancreatic protease activation peptides, interleukins-6 and -8, and polymorphonuclear elastase are useful early indicators of severity. Procalcitonin is one of the most promising single markers for assessment of major complications and prognosis throughout the disease course.     

急性胰腺炎发生重症化的危险及其严重性预测

急性胰腺炎发生重症化的危险因素包括酒精、肥胖、基因多态性以及免疫功能失调。血尿生化标志物、CT评分及多凶素评分系统如急性生理和慢性健康Ⅱ评分系统、简易评分系统、胰腺炎预后评分系统、PANC3评分系统及BISAP评分系统能对急性胰腺炎的严重性进行有效而准确的预测。     

急性胰腺炎的严重程度及预后判断

急性胰腺炎在全球发病率呈增高趋势,重症急性胰腺炎占20%~30%,进展迅速,病死率高达10%~30%。因此,临床医生准确判断急性胰腺炎的严重程度及预后,及时合理诊治将直接影响急性胰腺炎的预后和转归。及早和准确判断成为目前临床上急性胰腺炎诊治的难点。该文根据国内外急性胰腺炎最新诊治指南和评分系统,并结合临床实践讲述如何判断其严重程度及预后。     

Diagnosis and predicting severity in acute pancreatitis]

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of pancreas which come from various etiologies. The pathologic spectrum of acute pancreatitis varies from mild edematous pancreatitis to severe necrotizing pancreatitis. To diagnose and to predict severity in acute pancreatitis, various biochemical marker, imaging modalities and clinical scoring system are needed. Ideal parameters should be accurate, be performed easily and enable earlier assess. Unfortunately, no ideal parameter is available up to date. Serum amylase and lipase are still useful for the diagnosis but meaningless in predicting severity. C-reactive protein and inflammatory cytokines are promising single parameters to predict the severity. CT finding is also an useful determinant of severity, but is expensive and is delayed in assessment.     

急性胰腺炎的严重度评估与重症化预测

急性胰腺炎轻则表现为自限性,重可危及生命,临床上对病情严重程度的正确评估,将影响医师的治疗决策,目前广泛应用的严重程度分类包括改良亚特兰大分类、基于决定因素的分类等.正是由于急性胰腺炎病情的不确定性,许多预测因子,包括多因素评分系统、影像学评分和生物学标志物,已被用于预测急性胰腺炎的严重程度.文章将结合当前的研究进展,...     

N-acetylcysteine decreases severity of acute pancreatitis in mice

Oxidative stress plays a major role in the early stage of acute pancreatitis. This study assessed the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a reduced glutathione (GSH) provider and a direct scavenger of reactive oxygen intermediates, in the course of acute pancreatitis in mice. Acute pancreatitis (AP) was induced by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of cerulein. Mice received NAC (1,000 mg/kg, i.p.) every 3 h, starting either 1 h before the first cerulein injection (prophylactic group) or 1 h after the first cerulein injection (therapeutic group), or i.p. saline injections for controls. Severity of AP was evaluated by histology, serum hydrolase levels, and serum and intrapancreatic levels of MCP-1 and interleukin 6 (IL-6). Pancreatic conjugated dienes and intrapancreatic and intrahepatic GSH levels were measured to assess the local and systemic oxidative processes. Acute pancreatitis was also induced with a CDE diet in controls and mice receiving either both NAC ad libidum in drinking water and 1,000 mg/kg i.p. injection once daily. The severity of pulmonary lesions was assessed by arterial blood gases (pO2) and intrapulmonary myeloperoxidase (MPO content) measurements as well as the survival of mice. The severity of cerulein-induced AP was significantly decreased in the prophylactic group compared with the therapeutic and control groups. Prophylactic administration of NAC also decreased the intrapancreatic levels of conjugated dienes compared with controls. The intrapancreatic and systemic release of MCP- 1 and IL-6 was also decreased in the prophylactic group 3 and 6 hours after AP induction. In addition, NAC pretreatment also reduced hepatic IL-6 production at 3 and 6 hours after starting cerulein challenge. In CDE-induced AP, the severity of lung injury (hypoxemia, MPO content) was decreased, and survival was improved by NAC. NAC administered in a prophylactic protocol limits the severity of experimental acute pancreatitis in mice, as well as its systemic complications and related mortality.