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Magnetic resonance imaging versus Acute Physiology And Chronic Healthy Evaluation II score in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis.
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PMID:  20843620     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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OBJECTIVE: To study the correlation between established magnetic resonance (MR) imaging criteria of disease severity in acute pancreatitis and the Acute Physiology And Chronic Healthy Evaluation II (APACHE II) score, and to assess the utility of each prognostic indicators in acute pancreatitis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study there were 94 patients with acute pancreatitis (AP), all had abdominal MR imaging. MR findings were categorized into edematous and necrotizing AP and graded according to the MR severity index (MRSI). The APACHE II score was calculated within 24h of admission, and local complications, death, duration of hospitalization and ICU were recorded. Statistical analysis was performed to determine their correlation.
RESULTS: In patients with pancreatitis, no significant correlation can be found between the APACHE II score and the MRSI score (P=0.196). The MRSI score correlated well with morbidity (P=0.006) but not with mortality (P=0.137). The APACHE II score correlated well with mortality (P=0.002) but not with the morbidity (P=0.112). The MRSI score was superior to the APACHE II score as a predictor of the length of hospitalization (r=0.52 vs. r=0.35). A high MRSI and APACHE II score correlated with the need for being in the intensive care unit (ICU) (P=0.000 and P=0.000, respectively).
CONCLUSION: In patients with pancreatitis, MRSI is superior to APACHE II in assessing local complications from pancreatitis but has a limited role in determining systemic complications in which the APACHE II score excels.
Authors:
Wei Tang; Xiao Ming Zhang; Bo Xiao; Nan Lin Zeng; Hua Shan Pan; Zhi Song Feng; Xiao Xue Xu
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of radiology     Volume:  80     ISSN:  1872-7727     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Radiol     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-07     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8106411     Medline TA:  Eur J Radiol     Country:  Ireland    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  637-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Wenhua Road 63, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, PR China.
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